MALAY PLANT NAHES 65 



BUDI, also BODI. 



Ficus religiosa L. ( Urticaceae.) 



BUJANG SAMALAM. 



Jussieua suffruticosa L. (Onagraceae.) A herb with yellow 

 flowers growing in swamps. Literally, Bachelor for an 

 evening. 



BUJANG SAMALAM BUKIT. 



Ardisia oxijphylla C. B. Clarke. {Myrsineae,) A low shrub 

 with pink flowers. 



BUJANG SAMALAM (Rumpnt) 



Vernonia cinerea Less. (Compositae) A common pink flower- 

 ed groundsel. 



BUKU BEMBAN. 



Morinda sarmentosa {Rtihiaceae.) The words also mean a 

 "peculiar knot plaited with several strands" (Clifford's 

 Dictionary.) Perhaps the knot-like head of fruits of the 

 plant is referred to by the native name. 



BUKU BULOH (Rumput.) 



Fuirena glomerata L. (Cyperaceae.) Buku is a joint or knot 



BULAI. 



Oroxylon indicum Vent. (Bignonaceae.) A small tree easily 

 known by its enormous sword shaped pods. 



BULAN AYER. (Selangor) 



Cratoeva religiosa var, Narvala (Capparideae.) A shrub or 

 small tree with cream coloured flowers and large oblong 

 hanging brown fruits said to be poisonous. 

 Another plant called Bulan betul appears to be a Cratoeva 

 but the fruit is said to be red. 



BULAN MUDU (Akar.) 



Euhiis glomerafus Lind. (Rosaceae.) The common wild rasp- 

 berry. 



BULANG or BULANGAN. 



BULANG GAJAH. BULANG KECHIL. 



Gmelina villosa (Verbenaceae) also Canthiurn horridum (Rubia- 

 ceae.) Both of these are thorny shrubs, with yellow acid 

 berries about an inch long. 



