MALAY PLANT NAMES. 101 



GURUSEH. see Geruseh. 



GUTANG. 



Spilanthes accuella L. {Compositae). The tooth-ache plant. 

 A shrub with small heads of flowers very pungent, rubbed 

 on the jaw for tooth-ache. 



HA-HA. 



Coelostegia Orijjithii Masters. (Malvaceae). More commonly 

 known as PUNGAI, which see. This name I am told is 

 due to a story to the effect that a man once hung- the 

 fruit, which resembles a durian, above his door, and a 

 demon passing by mistaking it for that fruit attempted 

 to seize it, but on finding out his error left it and fled, 

 exclaiming Ha-Ha. 



HALIYA. 



Ginger. Zingiber officinalis L. (Zingiberaceae). 



HALIYA HUTAN. 



Globba spp. (Scitamineae.) These plants are elegant herbs 

 with terminal spikes or panicles of yellow or white flowers. 

 The rhizomes which are aromatic are used in medicine. 



HALUO. (Akar) 



Ficiis apiscarpa Miq. ( Urticaceae). A climbing fig. 



HAMBACHANG. 



Variant of Bachang. 



HAMBALAU, 



Variant of Balau. 



HAMPELAM. 



Variant of M AMP EL AM. 



HAMPELAS. 



Variant of M AMP EL AS. 



HAMPEDU BRUANG. (Favre) 



Brucea sumatrana Wall. (Simarubeae). Lit " bear's bile." 

 Also Embalau. 



HANTU. (Bunga) 



Strophanthus Jackianus Wall. {Apocynaceae). " Ghost 

 flower." 



