210 MALAY PLANT NAMES. 



very large number of cultivated kinds which have all 

 distinct names. Guppy in "Polynesian Plant Names" 

 gives Saing as the Philippine name, and Soanga as Fiji ; 

 words possibly connected with Pisang. 



The different rows of bananas on the bunch have different 

 names. The first row nearest the stalk is called Tadah 

 Ambun (lit the Dew-tray) as it is supposed to catch the 

 dew ; the second is Tengkok ; the terminal one Chichit. 



PISANG KAROK. 



The wild plantain. Masa malaccensis Ridl. (Scitamineae). 

 The commonest wild species. It is probably the origin 

 of some of our cultivated bananas. 



PISANG K'LING. 



A name applied to Vanda gigantea Lindl. (Orchideae) in 

 Lanka wi. 

 PISANG SEBIAK. 



Carina edulis ; C. indica L. (Scitamineae). Sebiak means a 

 bead. The name refers to the seeds of the canna. 



PISANG-PISANG. 



Any wild anonaceous plants especially climbing ones e. g. 

 Uvaria purpurea Bl. The bunches of fruit are supposed 

 to suggest those of a plantain. Contraction forms of the 

 word are Pepisang and MUPISANG, or MuMPiSANG. 

 PISANG-PISANG BESAR. 



Popowia foetida Maingay. (Anonaceae). 



PISANG-PISANG BUKIT. Also PISANG-PISANG KECHIL 

 and PAYA. 



Phaeanthus nutans Hook. fil. (Anonaceae). A shrub with 

 green flowers. 

 PISANG-PISANG BUKIT. (Akar) 

 M elodorum prismaticum Hook. fil. 



PISANG-PISANG BULDO. (Akar) 

 M elodorum latifolium Hook. fil. 



PISANG-PISANG BULUH. (Akar) 



Phytocrene 2^ahnataWa]l COIacineae). A climber with th« 

 fruits forming a large globose head. 



