MALAY PLANT NAMES. 253 



SISIK NAGA. 



Burmannia coelestis Don. (Burmanniaeeae). Lit. " Dragon's 

 scales." A little herb with violet urn -shaped flowers 

 g-rowing in grass. 

 SISIK NAGA. (Akar) 



Desmodium heterophyllum Bak. {Leguniinosae). A small 

 creeping plant with pink flowers. 



SISIK NAGA. (Akar) 



Pellionia Duvanana N. E. Br. ( Urticaceae). A creeping 

 plant with green or purple variegated leaves often cul- 

 tivated. 

 SITAKA. 



Plumbago rosea L. {Plumhagineae). According to Favre; in 

 Singapore it is called (Jheraka. 



SITOE SOPIE. 



Elaeocarpus rohiishis Roxb. (Tiliaceae). 



SITULANG. (Pahang) 



Coptosapelta GriJfit^H Hook. fii. (Rubiaceae). 



S'RIAN PUTIH. 



Kibara eoriacea Endl. { Mommiaceae). 



SRIGALA. 



Hedijohs glabra Br. {Ihdnaceae). A common herb. 



SRI KAYA. 



The " Bullock's heart." Anona sqi(a?nosa L. {Anonrtceae), 



SRI KAYA BLANDA. Also NONA BLANDA. 



The " Sour-sop." Anona muricata L. {Anonaeeae). 



S'TANDANG. (Rumput) 



Spermacoce hispida Br. (Rubiaceae). A little pink flowered 

 creeping herb. 



SUA PAH. (Akar) 



Urceola torulosa Hook. fil. (Apocgnaceae). 



SUASA. (Rumput) 



Eiiocaulon sexangulare L. {Eriocaiiloneae). A herb with 

 the flowers in white balls on the end of the peduncles, 

 common in and near water. 



