80 MALAY PLANT NAMES. 



CHUMBAI ULAR. (Akar) (Malacca) 



Bragantia corymhosa Griff. (Aristolochiaceae.J 



CHUMPAHONG. 



Pyrenaria acuminata Planch. (Ternstroemiaceae.) A small 

 tree with white flowers. 



CHUMPONG. 



Saprosma arboreum (Ruhiaceae.) A very foetid shrub. 



CHUNGAH PUTIH. 



Ostodes macrophyllus. Benth. (Euphorbiaceae.) 



CHUPU. 



Garcinia Praineana King. (Guttiferae.) 



CHUROM. 



Matthoea sancta Bl. (Moniniiaceae.) A shrub with long pen- 

 dent or straggling branches, small green flowers and 

 deep steel-blue fruits. 



CHUROMA. (Akar) 



Mikania scandens Willd. (Compositae.) A climbing plant 

 common in grass. 



DADA KURA. (Selangor) 



Fagroea morindoefolia Bl. (Loganiaceae.) Literally Turtle's 

 breast. A large shrub with pinkish flowers. The leaves 

 are ground and smoked with Chinese tobacco for cases 

 of cold in the head. 



DADA RUAN. 



Ostodes macrophylla Benth. {Euphorbiaceae) in Malacca. 

 Boschia Griffithii Nees. {Malvaceae) in Johor. See Daun 

 DURIAN.' 



DA DAP. see Dedap. 



Erythrina spp. {Leguminosae.) Large trees with scarlet 

 flowers, used as shade trees for cocoa, and as pepper sup- 

 ports. E. indica Lam. and E. stricta Roxb. are the usual 

 ones cultivated. 



DADAUP. (Akar) (Pahang) 



Also DAU. Bauhinia integrifolia Roxb. (Leguminosae.) A 

 large climber with great masses of orange flowers. 



