MALAY PLANT NAMES. 121 



KAMAGAN ANTAN. (Pahang). 



Ventilar/o Moinfjw/i Laws. {Rhainnme). A climber with 

 small green flowers. 



KAMAHANG (Akar). 



Dioscorea laurifolia Wall. (Dioscoi'eaceae). 



KAMANI BABI. 



DesmocUuni latifolinni Wall. ( Le[juinino:<ae). A shrubby 

 weed with yellow flowers. 



KAMANJONG (Pahang-). 



Di/soxijlum ancjustifoliuiii King. (Afe/idceue). 



KAMARAHAN. 



Mljyisticd iaiirina Bl. {Mijri^licaceae). Compare ClIKIS'DEK- 

 AHAN. 



KAMBAI HUTAN. 



Wormia ohloinja Wall. (Di/lemaceae). A tree with large 

 golden-yellow flowers. 



KAMBlxVNG. Also KIAMBAN. 



Fisfia stratiofes L. The water lettuce (Aroidcae). A float- 

 ing herb, often cultivated l>y the Chinese to feed pigs. 



K AM BONG LOBO. 



AbntUon indicnin L. xV shrubby weed with yellow flowers 

 common in waste ground. 



KAMIPJ. 



Aleurites moluccaims L. The candle -nut. (Eiiphorbicweae). 

 A name only used in trade. BUAH Keiias is more com- 

 monly used here. Kaunri is probably a Moluccan word and 

 is connected with Ampiri, a Buginese word for the plant. 



KAMPOR. 



Moesa rainentacea A De C. i^Mijrsineae). 



KAMPUNING. 



Variant of Mempuning see also Empening. Quercus h//stric 

 Korth. (Cupoliferae). 



KAMOYAN. 



Erantheiituiii malavcense (Marke. (Accoiihaceae). A hand- 

 some jungle shrub with violet flowers. 



