MALAY PLANT NAMES 225 



RUMPUT. 



Herb espeeially grass. The different plants called Rumput 

 are to be found under their specific names. 



RUNDA. (Province Wellesley). 



Gardenia carinata Thw. {Ruhiaceae). A very fine tree 

 gardenia with fine orange flowers. 



RUPAH. 



Daphniphyllum laurinum Baill. {Euphorbiaceae). 



RUSA-BABI. (Johore) 



Rhodannia trinervia Bl. (Mi/rtaceae). A common tree in the 

 low-country. 



RUSA-RUSA. (Akar) 



Agelaea vestita Hook. fil. (Connaraceae). A large jungle 

 climber with small velvety wrinkled scarlet pods. 



RUSEH. 



Pohjaltlda Beccarii King. (Anonaceae). A small tree with 

 orange flowers in tufts on the stem. 



SABA. 



Cijcas Ruiiiphii Miq. {Cijcadeae). Favre is the authority for 

 this. 



SABALAT. (Malacca) 



Aralidiuin pinnatifidum Miq. (Araliacea). 



SABASAH. Also SEBASAH. 



A name applied to several small trees or shrubs, chiefly of 

 the order Euphorbiaceae such as Glochidion desmocarpwn 

 Hook. fil. Also Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea Gaertn. {Ru- 

 hiaceae). A seashore shrub. 



SABASAH BATU. 



Cleistanthus nitidns Hook. fil. {Euphorbiaceae). A small tree. 



SABASAH HITAM. SABASAH MINYAK. SABASAH NI- 

 PIS KULIT. 



Aporosa aurea Hook. fil. (Euphorbiaceae). 



SABASAH JANTAN. 



Aporosa ficifolia Hook. til. {Euphorbiaceae). 



