MALAY PLANT NAMKS 167 



MALAKA. 



Phfllanthm pectinatus Ilook. til. {Enphorbiaceae) Also 

 Laka-Laka. 



MALANKAN. 



Variant of BULANKAN. Ci/iwnietra po/tjandra Roxb. (Leg- 

 mninosae). 



MALATI. Also MELATI. 



Jasminum Samhac Ait. {O/eacme). A cultivated jessamine. 



MALATI TONKING. 



The Tongkin creeper. Penjularia odoratistiima. (Ai<clepiadcae). 



MALAUT. (Penang) 



Balanocarpus anomalus King. [Dipto-ocarpeae). 



MALBAR. 



A hntilon indivuin L. (Malcaceae). 



MALBAR HUT AN. 



Hyptis suaveolens Poir. (LahiaUie). 



MALEBERA. (Selangor) MALBEIRA. (Malacca) 



Fagroea fastigiata Bl. (Loganiaceae). A small tree with a 

 few spreading branches, and very large cabbage-like 

 leaves. It occurs in tidal swamps, and the timber is 

 valuable for piles as it resists the action of the Teredo. 



MALI. (Akar) 



Gynoctliodes coriacea Miq. {Hubiactat). 



MALI-MALI. 



Contracted to Memalli. Leta Sanibacina Wild. {Ainpe/i- 

 deae). A shrub common in open country. 



MALI BEDURI. 



Leea horrida Miq. A thorny species. 



MALI-MALI BUKIT. 



Clerodendron nutana L. ( Verbcnaceae). A shrub with white 

 flowers. 



MALONG. 



Coptosapelta Grijit/di Hook. til. (Eubiaceae). A climber 

 with white flowers. 



