MALAY PLANT NAMES 157 



LARI-LARI. (Rumput) 



Spinifex squarrosus Lab. (Gramineae). Literally, the running" 

 grass, because of the way the beads of flowers run along 

 the sands blown by the wind. 

 LASANA. 



Acacia Farnesiana Willd. (Leguminosae). A shrub with yellow 

 sweet scented balls of flowers. Common on seacoasts. 

 LAWANG. 



Cloves, according to Favre. See KuLiT Lawang. Ciiwa- 

 momum cuhtlaican Nees. 



LEBAN. LEBAN HITAM. LEBAN TANDOK. 



Vitex pubescens Vahl. (Verbenaceae). A tree with light 

 blue flowers common in secondary jungle. 



LEBAN BUNGA. LEBAN NASI-NASL 



Vitex ve&tita Wall. (Verbenaceae). A tree with yellow flow- 

 ers common in the jungle. 



LEBAN KUNYIT. 



Vitex sp. Allied to the last but apparently undescribed. 



LEBAN PELANDOK Also LEBAN NASI and LEBAN JAN- 

 TAN. 

 Evodia latifoHa De C. (Tiufaceae). A tree with white 

 flowers. 

 LEGUNDL See Lagundi. 

 LELADA. See Lalada. 

 LEMPtJYANG. See Lampoyang. 

 LEREK. See Larak. 



LELANG. 



Cinnamomum nitidum Bl. (Laurineae). A wild cinnamon. 



LELEONG MERAH. 



Myristica Farqnhariana Wall. (Mi/risficaceae) . 

 LEMPAYAN. 



Stereospermum glandulosum Miq. (Bignoniaceae). A small 

 tree, with fair-sized lilac flowers. 

 LEMPEDA BUAYA. 



Aralidium pinnatijidum M.k{. (Araliaceae.) 



