| WMP | ||
| Maranao | bemben | herb for making baskets: Donax cannaeformis Forst. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bikol | bambán | wild grass species (used in making baskets) |
| maŋ-bambán | collect from the mountain forests | |