MALAY PLANT NAMES. 107 



JANGGUT RIMAU (Rumput). 



Polygonum peduncu/are Wall. {Polygonaceae). Lit. tig-er's 

 beard. A little plant growing in ditches with heads of 

 pink flowers. 



JANGKA. (Johor) 



Lasianthus species {RuhiaceaeJ. A shrub. 



JANGKANG, JANGKANG PAYA. JANGKANG BETINA 

 or MERAH. 



Xylopia ferruginea Hook. fil. {Anonaceae). A tall slender 

 tree used in house building-. In Penang the name is 

 applied to Tlopea inter media (Dipterocarpeae). One of the 

 Meranti trees. 



JANGKANG. (Akar) 



Meiodorum manuhriatuin Hook. fil. (Anonaceae). 



JANGKANG BUKIT. 



Miiristica polysphaerula Hook. fil. (Myristicaceae) . A wild 

 nutmeg with small fruits. 



JANGKANG HUTAN. 



Polyalthia Scortechinii King. {Anonaceae). A small tree with 

 large green flowers like those of the Cananga. 



JANGKANG PAYA. 



Vernonia arbor ea L. (Conipositae). A large tree with laven- 

 der coloured flowers. Also Myristica paludicola King'. 

 (Myristicaceae) and XyJopia ferruginea Hook. fil. {Ano- 

 naceae). 

 JANGKAT. 



Norrisia vialaccensis Hook fil. (Loganiaceae). A small or 

 medium sized tree with numerous small white flowers. 

 JANTAN TIOH. rKedah) 



Antidesma species {Euphorbiaceae). Apparently undescribed. 



JANTONG BADAK. 



Tabernwmontana corymbosa Roxb. {Apocynaceae). A small tree 

 with white flowers. 



JAPUN. (Bunga) 



Nerum oleander L. {Apocynaceae). Favre gives this name 

 for the oleander. 



