MALAY PLANT NAMES. 247 



SESENDOK. 



Contraction for Sendok-Sendok. Endosper/nuiu malaccense 

 Muell. {Euphorhiaceae). 



SESEPIT. (Singapore) 



Sesuvium portulacastriuH L. {Ficoideae). A creeping succu- 

 lent plant with pink flowers common on tidal mud. 



SETAMBON. Also SENAMBUN. 



Baccaurea parvijolia Muell. {Euphorhiaceae). A small tree 

 the wood of which is used for making sticks. It is very 

 hard and yellow. 



SETAMBON BETINA. 



Baccaurea Wallichii Muell. {Euphorbiactat), 



SETAVVBON LI LIN. 



Baccaurea Irecipes Muell. (Euphorhiaceae). 



SETAMPIN. (Selangor) 



Mallotus Grifjithianus Hook. til. 



SETAVVA. Also SATAVVA. 



Costus speciosus L. {Scitandneae) also Forrestia spp. (Coni- 

 melmaaeae). Herbs, the creeping stem of which are used 

 in medicine. Variants are Tawa-Tawa and Tawaga. 



SETAWA GAJAH. SETAVVA BETINA. 



Forrestia mollis Clarke. 



SETAVVA JANTAN. SETAVVA UUTAN. 



Forrestia Griffithii Clarke. 



SETEBAL. 



Fagrae racemosa Jack. {Loganiaceae). A variant of Sii tubal. 

 SETEBAL. (Akar) 



Hoga coronaria Bl. (Apocgnaceae). A wax flower with 

 downy leaves and large waxy white star shaped flowers. 

 SETtJ or SETOL. 



Enhalus acoroides Zoll. (Hgdrocharideae). A marine plant, 

 the fruits of which are eaten by children. 

 SETUI. (Lankawi) 



A local variant for Seutol {Sandorioum iiidicum). 



