62 MALAY PLANT NAMES 



BONDOK. 



Gnilandina honduc L. {Legnminosae). A thorny climber 

 with yellow flowers, usually found near the sea. 

 BONG-BONG. 



Carallia integerriiiia Dec. {Hhizophoreae) 

 BONGKAH AYER. 



Sarcocephalus Junghuhnii Miq. (Eubiaceae). A tree. 



BONGKONG. (Perak) 



The Chempedak, Artocarpus Polyphema Persoon. 

 ( Urticaceae) 

 BONGOH. BONGOR. 



Lagerstroemia Jiorihunda Jack. (^Lythraceae). 



BONGOH BALONG. 

 L. hexaptera, Mq. 



BONGOH MALUKUT. 



L. sp. 

 BONGOH RAYA. 



L. flos-Reginae Retz. 



BONGOH SUSOR. 

 L, sp. 



The Bongohs — Lagerstroemia — are fair sixed trees with 

 showy purple or pink flowers. They inhabit banks of 

 rivers. The timber is used for boat building. 



BONGSOI. 



Goniothalamus macrophjilhis Hook. fil. (Anonaceae) 



BONTO DARAT. (Rumput) 



Panicum indicum L. {Grannneae), 

 BOROMBONG. (Akar.) 



Taeniochloena. Griffithn Hook. fil. {Connaracene). A climb- 

 ing plant. 



BOTOR. see KACHANG BOTOR. 



Psophocarjnis tetragonolohus Dec. {Leguminosae). A cultivat- 

 ed bean. The word is said to be a perversion of "bottle," 

 but Rumph gives it from the Arabic Ba.fr, a lobe. 

 BRAG. (Johor) 



Eugenia Sp. (Myrtaceae). 



