MALAY PLANT NAMES. 141 



KIAMBAN. KIYAMBANG (Favre). Also KAMBIANG. 

 The water lettuce. Pi^tia stratiotes L. (Aroideae). An aquatic 

 plant often cultivated by the Chinese to feed the pig's. 



KIANDONG. 



Evodia Roxhurcjhiana Benth. (Rutaceae). A common shrub 

 in open country. 



KICHER-KICHER. 



Myrsine capitellata Wall. {Mi/rsineae). A shrub with very 

 small flowers and white drupes. 

 KICHIE. 



Cryptocarya inqyressa Miq. { Laurineae) . X tree. 



KILICHI. (Akar) 



Guilandina honduc L. {Lequminosae). A very thorny creep- 

 er with yellow flowers forming bushes on the sea coavSt. 



KILICHI RIMBAH. (Akar) 



Mezoneurum su/uatranu/n W. and A. (Legiminosae). A 

 thorny climber with spikes of flame coloured flowers. 



KIPAS. 



Philydrum lanvginosum (Phi/.ydraceaeJ. This word means 

 a fan or fanned, probably alluding to the waving- about 

 of the plant in the wind. It is an aquatic plant with 

 yellow flowers. 



See Also Rot an Kip as. 



KIRAI. rAkar) 



Hiptage sericea Hook. fil. {Malpighiaceae). 



KiSAR. (Bunga) (Malacca) 



Ahutilon indicum L. (Malvaceae). " Wheel flower." Per- 

 haps in allusion to the circular flowers or the shape of 

 the fruit. 



KISI-KISI. rSelangor; 



Justicia Gendarussa L. {AcanfhaceaeJ. More commonly 

 known as Gendarvsa. 



KIJAI. 



Mangifera Sp. (Anacardiaceae) Trigonochlamys Griffithii 

 Hook fil. ( Burseraceae) Produces an expensive Dam- 

 mar (Maing"ay's list.) 



