136 MALAY PLANT NAMES. 



KEMINIYAN PAYA. (Akai) 



Dioscorea pyrifolia Kunth. (Dioscoreaceae) 



KEMINIYAN HANTU. 



Hedyotis capitellafa Wall. [Rubiaceae). A climbing plant. 

 Also Dioscorea oppositifolia L. (^Dioscoreaceae), 



KEMPAS. 



Cumpassia inalaccensis Maingay (Lef/uminosae). A vast tree, 

 with very hard wood which is only used for charcoal. 



KEMPAS ROMAN. 



Santiria Griffithii (Burseraceae). 

 KEMUNTING. ' 



Jihodomyrtiis tomentosa. {Myrtaceae), 



KENANGA. Also KANANGA. 



Cananr/a odorata L. {Anonaceae). A tree with scented green 

 flowers used for making perfume. 



kenanga hutan. 



Poiyalthia Scortechinii King {Anonaceae). A tree the 

 flowers of which resemble those of the Cananga very 

 closely. 



KENANGA HUTAN (Akar). 



Unona discolor Vahl. {Anonaceae). 



KENANGA PAYA. 



Vnona longiflora Roxb, {Anonaceae). A shrub. 



KENARI. 



Canariuni comnmne L. (Burseraceae). Filet gives Kanarie 

 as Malay and Sundanese. The plant is hardly known 

 here not being indigenous. 



KENARI WOLANDA. 



The Almond {Amygdalus persica) {Flosaceae). This is given 

 by Filet and others as a Malay word. I have never met 

 with it. 



KENCHING KAMBING. 



Jasminum smilacifoliiun {Oleaceae). A rather rare wild 

 Jasmine. The name means goat's urine. 



