The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*benban herb used in making baskets: Donax cannaeformis

PWMP benban herb used in making baskets: Donax cannaeformis

WMP
Iban bembai rush or reed with fragrant white flower: Clinogyne dichotoma, and Donax, Cyperus spp. The skin is stripped for making mats which often have fine patterns in them but are not durable
Malay bemban basket-trap for fish; name for certain plants used in basket-making, Clinogyne spp. and Donax spp., esp. Clinogyne dichotoma
Mongondow bomban kind of plant: Maranta dichotoma
Bare'e bomba Maranta dichotoma, a plant whose smooth, upright stems are proverbial; split is used to make baskets, tie fences and fix roofing thatch in place