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| 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 |