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Ampel bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris ssp. vulgaris)

Ampel bamboo ( Bambusa vulgaris ) is a plant species in Poaceae, grows in clumps and is not too tight, reeds are not perfectly straight, is green, the rhizomes have sympodial branches, providing many uses as building materials, paper raw materials, bamboo shoot vegetables and living fences. B. vulgaris has yellow or green shoots, covered with brown to black hairs. The reed stands upright, 10-20 m high, straight or slightly zigzagged with a curved tip. The reed begins to branch 1.5 m above the ground with 2-5 branches on a knot, one larger than the other. The segment has a length of 20-45 cm and a diameter of 4-10 cm, a thick reed wall 7-15 mm, the outer surface is shiny green with fallen hairs and dark, whitish wax coating when young. The boundary of the internodes is oblique, slightly protruding and the bottom has aerial roots. The leaves on the twig are lanceolate, 6-30x1-4 cm and lokos. The frond ears are small and rounded, 0.5-1.5 mm high, and have a few spongy hairs 1-3 mm l...

Magenta rustgill (Gymnopilus dilepis)

Magenta rustgill ( Gymnopilus dilepis ) is a species of fungi in the Hymenogastraceae, has the shape of an umbrella, is white with a magenta tinge, the cap has a rough or peeled surface, the stem has a flat surface, grows on wood or dead trees in forests, rice fields or human settlements. G. dilepis has a round or bowl-shaped or half-ball cap with a rough or chipped surface, white and magenta in color. The lower surface has large, forked gills, white to magenta in color. Stems are cylindrical, straight or bent at the base, stand upright, smooth surface, white with a magenta tinge and grow single. Magenta rustgill appears early in the rainy season on rotten logs or dead trees in forests, farmland to roadsides and settlements. Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Subphylum: Agaricomycotina Class: Agaricomycetes Subclass: Agaricomycetidae Order: Agaricales Suborder: Agaricineae Family: Hymenogastraceae Genus: Gymnopilus Species: Gymnopilus dilepis

Beret amphidromus (Amphidromus perversus)

Keong beret or beret amphidromus ( Amphidromus perversus ) is an animal species in the Camaenidae, an arboreal snail that lives in trees in wet ecosystems, has a large and hard shell, two pairs of antennas in front and is often found solitary or a pair. A. perversus has a hard shell with seven tiers, white or yellow with brown or red stripes, the more it has a brighter color to the end, the gate has thick margins that are light colored with dark bands. The body surface is rough and white or yellow or brown in color. The upper head has a blackish mark. A pair of large and long, erect, black antennas and a light colored hammer tip. The front pair of antennas are shorter and smaller. Beret amphidromus live arboreal, climbing large and woody trees in wet ecosystems in forests that are rarely disturbed, difficult to find in agricultural land, solitary or in pairs on the same tree. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Heterobranchia Infraclass: Euthyneura Sub...

Spotted locust (Aularches miliaris)

Spotted locust ( Aularches miliaris ) is an animal species in the Pyrgomorphidae, a monotypical grasshopper, an insect that lives in bushes, has bright colors including red and yellow with dark blue to outwit predators and emits poisonous foam to defend from intruders. A. miliaris has a round, slightly square head, flat surface, dark blue top, bright yellow middle and dark blue mouth. A pair of black eyes. The pair of antennae are large, have segmented and are dark blue in color. The neck is square, the surface is wrinkled, the top is dark blue, the bottom is bright yellow. The wings are rectangular with rounded corners, dark blue with circular plots and bright yellow in color. Red chest, black belly with bright red ribbons and red tail. The legs are tubular, have internodes, are dark blue in color, the hind legs have sides with yellow and black features. The spotted locust is heavy and slow, only capable of making short jumps. This species will emit a sharp hoarse sound from the th...

Lesser dart (Potanthus omaha)

Lesser dart ( Potanthus omaha ) is an animal species in Hesperiidae, a winged insect with a light yellow color on a dark gray background, hairy, solitary living in bushes and low trees in forests, farmlands and abandoned lands. P. omaha has an elongated cylindrical body, mixed colors of gray and yellowish brown. The top of the head has transverse and hairy lines. The back has thicker hair. The upper abdomen has several segments with dark brown stripes and a yellow tail tip. The back has thicker hair. The eyes are large on the sides and dark brown with yellow fur circles. The pair of antennae are long, mottled in yellow and dark brown, enlarged or flattened tip and dark brown in color. A pair of underwings dark brown with several yellow plots in the spaces, triangular in shape with rounded corners and margins having yellow bands. A pair of upperwings dark brown with several yellow plots in the chambers, triangular in shape with sharper angles. The legs are stick-shaped, bright yellow...

Tali bamboo (Gigantochloa apus)

Tali bamboo ( Gigantochloa apus ) is a plant species in Poaceae, the reeds grow upright and tall with a shady canopy in the colony and form very tight clusters, the leaves grow at the end of the stalk, widely used as raw material for making handicrafts. G. apus grows in clumps, tight and erect. Bamboo shoots are green, covered with brown and black hairs. The reed is cylindrical, straight up, 22 meters high with a curved tip and begins to form branches at 1.5 m above the ground. The reed outer surface is gray or light green or yellowish green, the inner surface is white or yellow or brown. The frond does not fall out quickly, is trapezoidal, green and turns yellowish brown, the outer side is covered with dark brown hairs which then fall out when the midrib dries. The midrib is triangular in shape with a narrow base and curved back. The frond ears are like a frame. The ligula is serrated and locos. The leaves on the twigs are lanceolate, the underside is slightly hairy. The frond ea...

Shampoo ginger (Zingiber zerumbet)

Lempuyang or shampoo ginger ( Zingiber zerumbet ) is a plant species in Zingiberaceae, a spice with leafy stems, grows up to 1.2 m tall, grows wild in the shade, rhizomes are used as food flavoring and appetizers in various dishes, rhizome extract is used in treatment. Z. zerumbet in the dry season undergoes a period of inactivity on the soil where the leafy stems wither and die, leaving pale brown rhizomes that crawl across the soil surface. The stems will grow back and produce flowers in the rainy season. Leaves 10-12 fins with pointed tips, 15-20 cm long, grow in alternating arrangements on thin, erect stems to 1.2 m high. Flower heads grow between stems. Flowers are conical, have stick-shaped stalks, erect, separate from the stem and shorter. The flower heads are green and turn red, 3-10 cm long with overlapping scales, covering the small yellowish white flowers poking out. Mature flowers gradually fill with an aromatic and slimy liquid. The rhizomes, leaves, petioles and flower...

Jalawur (Tacca leontopetaloides)

Jalawur ( Tacca leontopetaloides ) is a species of plant in the Dioscoreaceae, producing tubers, broad single leaves, flowers and fruit at the end of stalks and very long sticks, growing solitary in forests, plantations and abandoned lands. T. leontopetaloides has a height of up to 2 meters. Tubers are round or flat or protruding wide, have thin skin, are light brown when young and turn dark gray or brown when ripe. The inner tuber is milky white. Tubers grow below the soil surface to a depth of 50 cm. Each tree has 1-3 leaves, are round in shape, have finger leaf bones, are white-green or purplish. Each segment has rounded or banded ears. Leaf stalks with holes, fronds, vertical grooves, bright green or blackish green. Flowers are protected by outer and inner dressings, are green or yellowish or green with purple edges and square or round in shape. The flower stalk is filiform like a stick, green with a purple tinge. The fruit has an angle, 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter, elongated, h...