152 MALAY PLANT NAMES. 



LABU MERAH. 



The g-ourd, Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. (Cucurbitaceae). 

 LADA ANTAN. 



Piper lonchites R. and Sch. (Piperaceae). A wild climbing 

 pepper. 



LADA BURONG BESAR. 



Greenia Jackii W. and A. {Hubiaceae). A shrub with small 

 white flowers and fruits like pepper-corns. 

 LADA CHINA. 



Piper chaba Hunter. {Piperaceae). 

 LADA EKOR. LADA BEREKOR. 



Cubebs. Piper cubeba Miq. {Piperaceae). Lit. tailed pepper, 

 on account of the pedicels of the fruit. 



LADA HANTU. 



Piper canium BI. (Piperaceae). Marsden gives also Lada 

 anjing. A wild jungle pepper. 



LADA HITAM. 



Black pepper. Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae). 



LADA MERAH. 



Capsicum annuim L. (Solanaceae). The red pepper or 

 chilies. The word Chabai is more often used. 



LADA RIMBA. 



Piper ribesioides Wall. {Piperaceae). A large wild climbing 

 pepper. 



LALADA or LELADA. A contraction for Lada-LADA. 



Alsodeia echinocarpa Korth. {Violaceae). Also Tabernaemon- 

 tana malaccensis Hook. fil. (Ap)ocynaceae). 



LADA-LADA JANTAN. PADI. HUTAN. 



Tabernaemontana malaccensis Hook. fil. {Apocgnaceae). Con- 

 traction Lelada. 



LADA-LADA. (Akar) 



Strychous Sp. (Loganiaceae). A climbing shrub. 



LAGA EGAN. (Johor) 



Sgmplocos rigida C. B. C. {Styraceae) 



