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Cassia fistula , L. ( Leguminosce .) 
Rarely cultivated, but sometimes planted as an ornamental 
tree. 
Spec. 541. Pods of Cassia fistula, from Perak. 
Derris elliptica, Roxb. (Leguminosce.) 
Tuba (Mai.), 
A creeping shrub often cultivated for its root, which is used 
for poisoning fish. , The roots are dug up fresh, pounded and 
mixed with lime, and a solution of this poured into the river in- 
toxicates the fish so that they are easily caught. 
Spec. 543; Tuba root, from Larut, Perak. 
Eurycoma latifolia, Roxb. ( Simarubece .) 
Penawae Pahit. Bidara Pahit. (Mai.). 
A small erect shrub or tree producing from its bark and roo* 
a powerful bitter much in repute among the Natives. Common 
in Singapore, Malacca, Pahang, etc. 
Spec. 13. Oil of Penawar Pait, from Tan Hun Guan, 
Malacca. 
Piper chaba , L. (Piper acece.) 
Chabai (Mai.) . 
A small erect stoloniferous pepper about six inches high, with 
dark green leaves, and white flowers. Abundant in villages and 
waste grounds. 
Spec. 15 a medicinal oil of Chaba, from Tan Hun 
Guan, Malacca. 
Blumea balsamifera , L. (Compositce.) 
Sembong (Mai.). 
A strongly scented camphoraceous plant attaining a height of 
six feet, very common in open waste ground all over the Penin- 
sula, especially near villages. By distillation of the leaves, a 
bright green oil is extracted, with a strong odour of camphor. 
Prom it is prepared the Ngai Camphor of China, a very highly 
priced camphor. Medicinal properties are also attributed to it, it 
being used for rheumatism and cold. 
Spec. 9 Sembong oil, from Tan Hun Guan, Malacca. 
Melaleuca leucodendron. (Myrtacew.) 
Katu Puteh, Gelam (Mai.). Cajeput. 
A large tree growing in wet open country in Malacca and 
other parts of the Peninsula. The well-known kayu puteh (or 
as the word has been altered “cajeput ”) oil is extracted from the 
eaves of the tree. The best oil comes from Bourou, where the 
