128 MALAY PLANT NAMES 



KATU (Kayu). 



Ostodes macrophyllus Benth. (Euphorbiaceae). 

 KATUMBAR. 



Desmodium pohjcarpum De C. (Leguminosae). Also Corian- 

 drum sativunf. The coriander seed. ( U mhellifevae). 

 KATUMBAR HUTAN. (Malacca) 



Sida carpinifolia L, {Malvaceae). A common little shrub 

 with buff flowers, growing in waste ground. 



KATUMBET. 



Leucas zeylanica Br. (Lahiatae). X common white flowered 

 herb used in skin diseases by the Malays. 



KATUMBET JANTAN. 



Emilia sonchifolia De C. (Compositae). A kind of groundsel 

 with pink flowers. 



KATUMBET PADANG. 



Blainvillea latifolia De C. {Compositae). A common little 

 weed. 



KATUP-KATUP. 



Bauhinia bidentata Jack. {Legiiniitiosae). A handsome climb- 

 ing shrub with orange flowers. 



KAYAP (Akar). (Selangor) 



Acacia intsia AVilld. {Leguminosae). A climbing thorny 

 shrub. 



KAYTENG. 



Myrica Nagi L. {Myricaceae). A sea-shore tree. 



KAYU. 



Wood. 



KAYU MANIS. 



Cinnamon. Cinnamonium zeylanicum h. {Laurineae). The 

 name is also used for the wild cinnamon, C. iners Bl. 



KAYU MANIS (Akar), 



Acacia pinnata Willd. {Leguminosae). 



KAYU PUTIH. 



The Cajeput oil tree. Mela'euca leucadendron L. {Myrtaceae). 

 This word has been perverted through the Dutch spelling 



