218 MALAY PLANT NAMES. 



RAU. 



Canarium laxiim A. W. Benn. (Bur.^eraceae). A fair-sized 

 tree. 



RASOW. 



Pandanus Russow Miq. (Pandanaceae) . This screw-pine 

 forms dense lofty thickets along the banks of tidal rivers 

 forming a most conspicuous part of the scenery. 



RAY A. (Bunga). 



The cultivated Hibiscus or shoe-flower, Hibiscus rosa-si- 

 nensis L. {Malvaceae). 



REJANG. 



Acrom/chia lauri folia Bl. (Rutaceae). A small tree with 

 little dark green aromatic fruits. 



REJANG. (Malacca) 



Alstonia scholaris Hook. fil. (Apocf/iiaceaeJ More commonly 

 called PULAi which see. 



REMPENANG. fAkar). (Selangor) 



Cyclea arnoffi Miers. ( .\feuispermaceae). 



rengas. 



Melanorhoea Curtisii Oliv. M. WaUichii Hook. fil. Also. 

 Gltita Rengas Miq. ( Anacardiaceae). The "Mahogany" 

 of the Straits. All of these have a fine red timber but are 

 impregnated with a very poisonous black varnish. 



RENGAS MANAU. 



Melanorhea Wallichii Hook. fil. (Anacardiaceae) . 



RENGAS DAUN BESAR. 



Myristica Hookeriana Wall. (Mj/ri'^ticaceae). A very large 

 leaved wild nutmeg. 



RENGUT. 



Epipreninuin (jiganteurn Schott. (Aruideae). A large creep- 

 ing Aroid, with huge leathery leaves. It is one of the 

 herbs used m making the poison for darts, by the Sakais. 



RENKONG. (Penang) 



Anisoptera Curtisii King. {Dipterocarpeae) . A fine large 

 timber tree. 



