MALAY PLANT NAMES. 63 



BRAMBAN. 



Alluiui cepa L. (Favre). '' A white fragrant lily." (Clifford). 



BRAMBAN HUTAN. 



Pancratium zei^laiikuin L. {Amar/jllideae). (Clifford.) This is 

 really a Javanese word which corresponds to the Malay 

 Bawang'. 



BRANG. see Buliih-brang. 



B RANG AN. .see Berangan. 



BRAS-BRAS. 



Aporosa Maingaiji Hook. til. (^Euphorbiaceae.) 



BRAS-BRAS HITAM. 



Antidesina hiuiias Muell. Arg. (Eaplwrbiaceae.) All these 

 plants (Bras-Bras) are small jungle trees. 



BRAS-BRAS HUTAN. 



Aporosa Praineana Hook lil. {Euphorbiaceae.) 



BRAS-BRAS MERAH. 



Aporosa microcalijx Hook. fill. 



BREDIN. (Province Wellesley) 



Carijota mitis Lour. [Palmae.) see Tukus. 



BREKSA. see Bereksa. 



BREMl. 



Herpestes monniera L. (Scrophularineae.) A small scented 

 herb used by the natives as an alterative. 



BREMI HUTAN. 



Limnophila conferta Benth. (Scrophularineae.') 



BRUAS. see Buas-buas. 



BRUNGIN. 



Ficus Benjamina L. Variant of Beringin (Clifford's Diction- 

 ary.) Filet gives it as a Rhio word. 



BUA (Rumput.) 



Salomonia cantoniensis Lour. (Polijgalaceae.) A little pink- 

 flowered weed growing in grass plots. 

 BUAH. Fruit. 



Appears as Vua in Malagasy. 



