230 MALAY PLANT NAMES. 



SAKELLET. (Pahang) 



Antidesma leucocladon Hook. fil. (Euphorbiaceae). A shrub 

 or small tree. 

 SAKIJANG. (Akar) 



Erycibe malaccensis Clarke and E. Princei Wall. (Convolvu- 

 laceae). Common climbers with small white flowers. 

 SAKIRDAMAK. (Johore) 



Sarcocephalus suhditus Miq, (Euhiaceae), 

 SAKIT HUDANG. (Malacca) 



Ixonanthes reticulata Jack. (Lineae). A tree often called 

 also Pagar Anak. 

 SAKULAN. (Johore) 



Octhocharis borneensis Miq. {Melastomaceae). A sea-shore 

 shrub with pink flowers. 

 SALAH NAMA. 



A name often given by Malays to plants of which the pro- 

 per name is obscene. Such as Decaapermmn paniculatum 

 Kurz. " Kelintek Nyamok." 

 SALAH LAKU. 



Vitis quadrangularis Wall. {Ampelideae) . Favre is the au- 

 thority for this. 

 SALAK. 



Zaiacca edulis Bl. (Palmae). Also called Salak kumbar ac- 

 cording to Griffith. A stemless thorny palm, the brown 

 scaly fruits of which are eaten by natives. 



SALAK BETUL. 



Zaiacca affinis Griff. {Palmae). 



SALAK RUNGUM. 



Z. macrostachya Griff. {Palmae). Griffith (Palms of^ British 

 India) is the authority for these names. The first is, I 

 think, doubtfully identified, as the real Salak is Z. edulis. 

 SALAM. 



Eugenia cymosa Lam. {Myrtaceae). Favre is the authority 

 for this. 



SALAMANL 



Blainvillea rhouboidea Dec. {Compositae). A common little 



