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Tongon ( Debregeasia longifolia ) is a plant species in Urticaceae, shrubs, evergreens, 2-6 m high, dioecious or monoecious, round stems with few branches, composing a second layer of forest in mountain valleys with altitudes of 500-3200 m and used as survival plants by mountain climbers. D. longifolia has erect or beveled stems, widened canopy, hard wood, few branches, hard bark and gray or whitish brown. Green shoots sprout from old stems, sometimes in the lower trunk. Twigs have a length of 50 cm for a row of several leaves, flowers and fruit. Leaves are slender, 6-25 cm long and 2-8 cm wide, rounded base and sharp tip, a main bone runs linear in the middle, some minor bones sideways, thin as paper and jagged margins. The upper surface is rough and green, the lower surface is white-gray. The flower grows from the leaf armpit, stalk 0.3-3 cm, spreads hirtellous, glomerulus globose and 3-4 mm in diameter. Spedicellate male flowers, obovoid in bud, 1.2-1.5 mm in diameter, rudiment...

Sembung rambat or bitter vine ( Mikania micrantha ) is a plant species in Asteraceae, crawling or wrapped around trees, perennial that grows up to 27 mm per day in tropical climates, branched stems where heart-shaped or triangular leaves are arranged in pairs and a plant can cover more than 25 square meters in a few months. M. micrantha has square-shaped stems or longitudinal bones, light green, many branches and has fine hairs. The stems have segments for lengths of 75-215 mm, each segment has a pair of leaves, new shoots and flowers. New roots grow when the segments come in contact with the soil. The leaves are in pairs and facing each other. Strands do not have hair, heart-shaped or triangular with jagged edges, length 30-125 mm, width 15-60 mm. Petiole is 1-6 cm long and has fine hairs. The flower panicle grows from the armpit of the leaf and the tip of the stem, having 3-15 mm long stems. Each flower head has 4 minor flowers. The crown is greenish-white, tubular and measures 4...

Lipas ( Panesthia angustipennis ) is a species of animal in Blaberidae, a black, winged cockroach, nymphs having brown features on the upper back near the head, decomposer macrofauna which inhabit many wood residues in the forest ecosystem by eating wood that creates cavities producing wood shreds and fecal pellets. P. angustipennis has a black or dark brown base color. Males have black heads with brown eyes, ocelli and yellowish brown upper lip. Black antenna with pale yellow apical segment. Sternite and reddish brown or black legs. Females are similar to males, but rounded back margins, anterior pronotum margins with excision. The nymph is black, has four layers of upper back with four yellowish brown marks on the third and fourth layers, the stomach has six or seven layers. Lipas live in the tropics with many woody trees for altitudes up to 1500 m. Noted four subspecies is Panesthia angustipennis ssp. angustipennis , Panesthia angustipennis ssp. cognata , Panesthia angustipenni...

Longfol edelweiss ( Anaphalis longifolia ) is a plant species in Asteraceae, everlasting shrub, upright, woody and branched, up to 10 meters high and 1 meter in diameter, 20 cm in height every 13 years, ribbon-shaped leaves and longer than other species in the genus and grows in the tropics at an altitude of 800-1600 m. A. longifolia has a single root with fibers forming branches. Cylindrical stems, upright, at each point grow many branches in a circle in all directions, branches up. The bark is thin, rough, brownish green and is easy to peel off. Ribbon-shaped single leaf, 12-20 cm long, 0.5-1.0 cm wide, drooping or divergent growth pattern, thin, hairy and white waxy, spreading out or facing, having a midrib, a linear walking bone, thickened edge, the upper surface is green and the lower surface is whitish. The flowers grow at the tip of the stem in a capitulum with many florets, sitting together surrounded by involucrum, each consisting of 5-6 flower heads, yellow, 5 mm wide, su...

Glombang ( Lentinus squarrosulus ) is a species of fungi in Polyporaceae, umbrella-shaped, strong pole, round, chewy and fleshy stamp, white with gray spots forming rings, scaly, growing on wood in tropical regions, fast growth of mycelia used for food and nutraceuticals. L. squarrosulus has a 1.5-10 cm long cap, the surface is convex inward until compressed with a slightly bumpy, jagged margin, initially white to brown at maturity. The bottom surface of the cap has gills, crowded, narrow, white to yellow with rough edges. Stems 20-60x4-10 mm, running to the center, pointing downward, upright or crooked, hairy to scaly, partially creamy veils leaving a ring or light zone towards the top of the stem which may disappear in age or the veil may remain intact and cover the gills. Pileus is thin, tough, fibrous and white. Spores are cylindrical, smooth, nonamiloid, 6-9,52.5x-3.5 μm and white in color. It grows singly but is more common in groups on fallen tree trunks, especially coconut...

Bignay or buni ( Antidesma bunius ) is a plant species in Phyllanthaceae, deciduous trees, up to 30 m tall, straight stems and 20-25 cm in diameter, many branches and shade, small fruits arranged in a long stalk, eaten raw or deep cooking or fermented into grapes. A. bunius has leaves with 1 cm long stalks, alternating, oblong-lanceolate, 19-25 cm long, 4-10 cm wide, rounded base, sharp or blunt tip, flat margins, dark green and shiny upper surface, bright lower surface, a main bone runs in the middle and appears on the underside of the leaf. Male and female flowers are located in different trees and arranged in the form of panicles 6-20 cm long. Female flower size is larger than male flowers. Terminal or axillary and narrowly spicate or racemose. Male flowers sit, cupular petals consisting of 3-4 short rounded petals, 3-4 stamens and reddish in color. Female flowers have a stalk, bell-shaped petals, 3-4 lobes measuring 1x2 mm, ovary ovoid, 3-4 pistil heads with small discs. Wet ...

Semut godam or godam ant ( Odontoponera denticulata ) is animal species in Formicidae, black ants, mandibular shaped triangular, antenal scrobe and antenal socket hanging on the mandible, living on the edge of tropical rain forests, plantations and disturbed lands. O. denticulata has a tanned black body, a rough body with striped striated, antennas consisting of 12-13 segments, anterior clypeus has 7-9 teeth, pronotum shaped triangular, petiol rounded up and claws on the hind legs do not have spines. The eyes are relatively large compared to species in the same genus, the mandible has four large teeth with a smaller bottom, ocelli is small and triangular in shape and clypeus has thin hair. The queen has a length of 11-13 mm and has wings. Workers have a length of 9-12 mm. Short, triangular and massive mandible with basal grooves. The eye is relatively small and sits anteriorly from the center of the head with a smooth preocular carina. Pronotum with short spine in each anterodorsa...

Guinea grass or buffalo grass or green panic ( Panicum maximum ) is a plant species in Poaceae, annual grasses, growing upright to form clumps, strong, cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions for very high value as fodder. P. maximum reproduces in very large pols, fibrous roots penetrate into the soil, upright stems, green, 1-1.5 m tall and have smooth cavities for diameters up to 2.5 mm. Propagation is done vegetatively and generatively. Ribbon-shaped leaves with a pointed tip, very many, built in lines, green, 40-105 cm long, 10-30 mm wide, erect, branched, a white linear bone, often covered with a layer of white wax, rough surface by hair short, dense and spread. The flower grows at the end of a long and upright stalk, open with the main axis length to more than 25 cm and the length of the bunches down to 20 cm. Grains have a size of 3x4 mm and oval. Seeds have a length of 2.25-2.50 mm and each 1 kg contains 1.2 - 1.5 million seeds. Guinea grass has two varieties. P...

Zatetra ( Zapoteca tetragona ) is a plant species in Fabaceae, perennial, shrubs up to 10 m high, stem diameter 20 cm, many branches, white flowers, pioneer plants that can live in various soils, wood is used as energy and leaves contain protein for food livestock. Z. tetragona has several supporting roots and finer roots that extend to the ground surface. Tubular rods with dark green bark, thin and covered with tiny brown particles. Young twigs are bright green and tubular, have linear angles and all surfaces are covered by thin white hairs. Small leaves such as mimosidae generally, soft texture and dark green, while young leaves are bright green. Up to 20 cm long, up to 15 cm wide and at night or dark or rain will fold inward. Flowers are formed from a collection of white stamens with yellow tips and drooping. Flowers bloom only one night, then wither and those without fertilization become brown, dry and fall. Pod-shaped fruit, thin, straight, green, has 8 or more spaces that w...

Flower mantis ( Creobroter ) is a genus of animals in Hymenopodidae, mantis concentrated in Asia, active predators, have long wings and are able to fly, flower mimicry, adult males have a length of 3-4 cm, females 4-5 cm, arboreal life in small trees, bushes and grass. Creobroters have a variety of features and colors depending on species including green, yellow, white, red, brown and black or a combination of several colors that function as camouflage by hiding shapes and making them look like flowers in the middle of green leaves. The mimicry of the flowers that appears is more common and finer than other genera of mantis that look more like flowers. Some species have striking features such as eyes when stretching wings. Other species perform ant mimicry during the early stages of the nymph to give the predator an unpleasant impression. A shiny black surface to deceive predators who rely on the identification of eyes like birds and wasps. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda ...

Kareumbi ( Homalanthus populneus ) is a plant species in Euphorbiaceae, a medium-sized tree or bush, up to 10 m tall and trunk diameter up to 30 cm, round, straight but sometimes bent, many branches and flexible, rootstock enlarges when growing in mountain forests. H. populneus has a smooth bark, brown to gray skin, not cracked but lenticles and pale patches with grayish lentis, yellow on the inside, very thin, soft and yellow cambium. Pale bark whitish to purple. Thin and wide canopy. The single leaf is arranged in a spiral, heart-shaped, elliptical base and sharp tip, thick, has a 1-13 cm long stalk, a main bone in the middle continues the stalk, several minor bones are pinned, green on the upper surface and blood red on the lower surface. The young leaves are reddish green on the upper surface and blood red on the lower surface. Leaves on young tree are larger and have a heart-shaped base, while leaves on older trees have a smaller size with a rounded base. Flowers grow at the t...

Coromandel ( Asystasia gangetica ) is a species of plants in Acanthaceae, perennials, vines and branching that are widely found on the edges of roads, shrubs and gardens, resistant to shade, used as fodder, especially cattle, goats and sheep, treatment, conservation of land and ornamental plants. A. gangetica has a height of 88-95 cm, rectangular-shaped stem, brownish green or purplish green, taproot and can emerge from branches. Petiole has a length of 0.5-6 cm. Ellipse-shaped leaves, unifoliate, green or dark green, arranged facing each other and do not have stipules. Leaves have a length of 8.5 cm, width 4.9 cm, area 69.42 cm3, length and width ratio is 1.8:1, heart-shaped base and taper front end, rough surface, flat edge, a main bone and 4 -6 lateral veins on each side. Coromandel produces flowers after 4 weeks to 2 months. Compound flowers, lined up on one side with a length of up to 25 cm. Flower stalks have a length of up to 3 mm. Trumpet type, white with a bottom stran...

Leda or rainbow eucalyptus ( Eucalyptus deglupta ) is a plant species in Myrtaceae, large trees up to 40 m tall, upright stems, not or sometimes buttresses, branch-free trunks up to 25 m, diameters up to 240 cm, smooth bark, white , irregular peeling to form green, yellow and purplish brown. E. deglupta has young leaves arranged facing each other and in the form of lancet. Old leaves arranged facing or alternating, round to lanceolate, 7.5-20 cm long, 5-7.5 cm wide, blunt or taper end, round or blunt base, a primary bone and several secondary bones irregularly pinnate. Umbrella-shaped compound flowers, growing on the armpits of leaves or twigs, each panicle consists of 3-7 flowers, white and pale yellow. The fruit is wood, chocolate, hemispherical capsules, 3-5 mm long, three or four valves extending beyond the edge of the fruit. Each cell contains 3-12 brown seeds. Rainbow eucalyptus grows in the humid tropics at an altitude of 0-1000 meters, soil containing sand or volcanic ash,...

Seleb ant or seleb spiny sugar ant ( Polyrhachis abdominalis ) is an animal species in Formicidae, dark black, has long spines on the pronotum and propodeum, short rounded abdomen, oval head, abdomen has segments, rough skin surfaces and full body segments. P. abdominal has a body length of 5.0-10 mm, head width of 1.3-2 mm, alitrunk length of 2-5 mm. Thorak is seen from the lateral, dorsal side of the pronotum, mesonotum and conode shaped convex. A pair of long antennas in 12 segments, long legs, mandibular subtriangular, antennal sockets separated from clypeus, do not have a metapleural gland gap at the rear corner of the mesosoma or in the upper area of the rear leg. The first segment of the gaster is smaller than half the total length of the gaster. Pronotum has a pair of spines to the front and propodeum has a pair of spines to the back and larger. Seleb ant live in the tropics and nest in the canopy but often also move on the ground to explore primary forests, secondary for...

Gelagah or wild cane or Kans grass ( Saccharum spontaneum ) is a species of plants in Poaceae, chronic large grass, reeds spread widely in the tropics with rhizomes that spread long and erect stems, stout, thick hollow and 2-4 meters high. S. spontaneum has a broad, green stem that is covered in a layer of white wax. Leaves and midribs have a length of 20 cm or more, purplish in color and triangular ligula with short hairs. Ribbon-shaped leaves, 50-200 cm long, 3-30 mm wide, green, rough surface and sharp margins, a large white bone runs linearly in the middle, getting to the middle getting bigger and narrowing to the sharp end. Flowers are collected in branch panicles that are branched, ovoid, dense and 20-50 cm long. Branch-shaped branches, 3-15 cm long, containing pairs of spikelet with a stem and the other sitting. From the base of the spikelet grows long white hairs. Gelagah grows at an altitude of 0-1,700 m with high rainfall which is usually more than 1,500 mm/year. This g...

Luwingan or opposite leaf fig ( Ficus hispida ) is a species of plant in the Moraceae, a tree growing up to 20 m tall, hardwood, fruit grows abundantly in rows on a long stalk and sheds leaves in the dry season, F. hispida has a brown stem, has many branches, is gray and has sap. The leaves are heart-shaped, pointed at the tip, up to 25 cm long, up to 10 cm wide, a main vein in the middle and pinnate minor veins, rough and hairy surface, serrated margins and green. Each tree produces female syconia containing female flowers that will become fruit buds, while male syconia contain pollen. The tree begins to bear fruit at the age of 3 years with, clustered for 10-20 fruits in a bunch. Fruit in panicles up to 2 meters long. The fruit is oval or polygonal, up to 3.5 cm in diameter, and the prominent spots are white. Large mesocarp protected by parenchyma cells. Young fruit is green to turn yellow and red when ripe, has an epidermis layer with cuticle and 4-6 layers of hexagonal or pol...

Citronella grass ( Cymbopogon nardus ) is a plant species in Poaceae, perennial, growing in clumps, up to 2 meters tall, has many fibrous roots, very well-known as a spice in Asian cuisine, herbal teas, citronella oil and pharmaceutical ingredients. C. nardus has large fibrous roots, short rhizomes and radiates scent. Stems erect or tilted, clustered, bulbous, soft, hollow, green to purplish red and whitish hair. The contents of the stem are tubers and are yellowish white or purplish or reddish white. Ribbon-shaped leaves, thin as paper, curved like grass with a length of up to 1 meter and a width of 1-2 cm, getting to the tip more pointed, green, a large linear bone in the middle, rough surface, hair, sharp margins and smell citrus if squeezed. Flower stalks have a height of up to 2 meters, red covered with protective leaves and usually white. The protective leaves metamorphose into sterile and fertile glums. The fruit is grain shaped, red, elongated, flat ventral dorso and half...

Monastery bamboo or siam bamboo ( Thyrsostachys siamensis ) is a plant species in Poaceae, bamboo that is clumped, upright stems, densely packed, green, pale green shoots or purplish, widely used for ornamental plants, living fences, wind barrier and bamboo shoots used for vegetables. T. siamensis has straight stems or curved ends, 8-14 m tall, branches appear high above the ground with many branches in a segment where one is bigger than the other branches. The segment has a length of 15-39 cm and a diameter of 2-16 cm. The walls are very thick, even solid at the bottom, smooth, grayish green, usually covered by a reed which is not falling out. The boundary of the segment is not prominent with the whitish ring just below the segment. The reed is not loose, 20-25 cm long, 8-10 cm wide at the base and narrowed to 2.5 cm at the end, pale green or purplish with white hairs scattered on the outside, brown ends yellowish and thinning to dry. The leaves are long and narrow, 7-14 cm long...

Napier grass ( Cenchrus purpureus ) is a plant species in Poaceae, a large and highly nutritious grass that is usually used for animal feed including cattle, goats, elephants, has resistance in the sun, has many varieties and cultivars. C. purpureus grows upright like sugar cane and is up to 5 m high, 3 cm in diameter and easy to breed. The round stems, woody and hard, covered with leaf shields and haired, have up to 20 segments to grow new shoots that will become new stems. Ribbon-shaped leaves, length 30-120 cm, width less than 3 cm, thin as paper. The upper surface is green, the lower surface is pale green, both surfaces and margins are rough by hair. A single bone in the middle, large and white. Flowers grow in long bunches and erect with a golden color, grow at the tip of the uppermost stem, the seeds will have contents when growing at an altitude of more than 1000 meters. Leaves and stems contain 19.9% dry matter, 10.2% crude protein, 1.6% fat, 34.2% crude fiber, 11.7% ash ...

Sabrang ( Agave cantala ) is a plant species in Asparagaceae, evergreen, succulent, xerophilic, monocarpic, perennial plant forming a rosette of leaves that can be up to 1.5 meters long, large thorns, growing wild on marginal land and towards the end of life plant puts up a flowering stem up to 8 meters tall. A. cantala has grayish-green or bluish-gray leaves with a thicker base, the tip becomes pointed and black. Margins grow large spines, sharp, curved up to 3 cm and black. Each tree has 57 leaves. Young and mature leaves have a length of 133 cm, width of 10 cm, thickness at the base of 16 mm, thickness at the edge of 2.27 mm, weight 400g, juice 22% and fiber yield of 3.40%. Old leaves have a yellowish green color, lose all thorns and slowly turn brown to dry. The bisexual flower has a stem up to 8 meters long, sitting on a short twig, crammed tightly, a funnel-shaped tent tube for 1 cm. The header has a length of 2 cm, the inward part is narrow. The length of the stalk and p...