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Arrowleaf sida (Sida rhombifolia)

Seleguri or arrowleaf sida ( Sida rhombifolia ) is a species of plant in the Malvaceae, shrub, cylindrical stem, erect to broad and branched, up to 120 cm high, woody, bark scaly, top dark green or red, underside light brown . S. rhombifolia has elongated oval leaves, dark green, arranged alternately along the stem, 4-8 cm long, pointed or rounded ends, serrated margins and sometimes has a dark red band. Single flower on peduncle arising from the area between stem and petiole, 5 petals 4-8 cm long, cream to orange-yellow in color, and may be slightly reddish in center. The petals overlap asymmetrically and have a long lobe on one side. The fruit is a ribbed capsule that breaks into 8 to 10 segments. This species grows in agricultural lands, roadsides, rocky areas, cattle pens, savannas, shrubs, hillsides and swamp forests at elevations below 2000 meters. This plant is used to treat ulcers, asthma in infants, high fever, antidiarrheal, lung colds, anticrotal, serum venom of rattlesn...

Peruvian primrose-willow (Ludwigia peruviana)

Bintang kuning or Peruvian primrose-willow ( Ludwigia peruviana ) is a species of plant in the Onagraceae, shrub, aquatic, flowering, up to 3.5 meters high, stems cylindrical or square, green and white-haired. L. peruviana has elongated oval leaves, winged base on short stalks, pointed or rounded ends, bright green, white hair, a vein in the middle with many small pinnate veins. The flowers are disc-shaped with four oval-shaped fans, bright yellow in color with a white tinge in the middle. This plant forms dense colonies along water bodies, rivers, lakes, rice fields and beaches, then creeps into the water and competes with native vegetation. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Myrtales Family: Onagraceae Genus: Ludwigia Section: Myrtocarpus Species: Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H.Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 28: 293 (1953) HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS Jussiaea peruviana L. in Sp. Pl.: 388 (1753) Jussiaea peruviana var. typica Munz in Darwinia...

Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Kerbau or water buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis ) is a species of animal in the Bovidae, the skin is black or gray or dark blue, the face is long, the back is elongated and tapered gradually, the size and shape of the horns can vary greatly between races. B. bubalis has a height of 129-133 cm for males and 120-127 cm for females, but large individuals can reach 160 cm. Head length is usually 240-300 cm with a tail length of 60-100 cm. Weight 300-550 kg, but can be more than 1000 kg. Swamp buffalo and river buffalo do not interbreed easily, but fertile offspring can occur. The rumen contains a larger population of bacteria, mainly cellulolytic, lower protozoa and higher fungal zoospores. Nitrogen ammonia and high pH. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Placentalia Superorder: Laurasiatheria Order: Artiodactyla Suborder: Ruminantia Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Bovinae Tribe: Bovini Genus: Bubalus Species: Bubalus bubalis

Sessile joyweed (Alternanthera sessilis)

Kremah or sessile joyweed ( Alternanthera sessilis ) is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae, shrub, multi-stemmed, up to 100 cm high. Kremah can also grow upright or climb or float and the roots are white-brown. A. sessilis has stems up to 30 cm long, cylindrical, massive, segmented, green-yellow in color and twin-branched. Compound leaves, opposite each other, pointed tip and base, dark green, 1-15 cm long and up to 5 cm wide. The leaf veins are pinnate. Compound flowers, small, grain-shaped, growing in the axils of the leaves at the ends of the stems, cylindrical stalks, white or purplish. The fruit is round and black in color. Kremah is often eaten as a complement to ulam, pecel, urap dishes and eaten raw after being flushed with hot water. TAXON : Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Subfamily: Gomphrenoideae Genus: Alternanthera Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 28 (1775) Species: Altern...

Nodeweed (Synedrella nodiflora)

Jotang kuda or nodeweed ( Synedrella nodiflora ) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, herbaceous annuals, erect or lying at the base, forked branches repeatedly, up to 1.5 meters high, cylindrical stems, dark red or green in color and white hair. S. nodiflora has leaves sitting opposite to the stalk-shaped chamfer, 0.5-5.5 cm long and hairy around it. Egg-shaped strands are elongated, the base is narrowed along the stalk, the tip is pointed, the margins are serrated and hairy on both surfaces. Compound flowers in small bulbs, 8-10 mm long, seated or short-stemmed, containing 10-20 flowers clustered together, clustered in terminals or in leaf axils, 1-7 bulbs together. Protective leaves are oval, elongated, pointed ends and hairy. Peripheral flowers have 4-8 units with yellow bands, 2-3 peduncles and 2 mm long. Tubular disc flowers, 6-18 items, bright yellow with bright yellow spurs. The anther tube is blackish brown. Hard fruit with two kinds of shape. The fruit of the peripher...

Sese (Sida alnifolia)

Sese ( Sida alnifolia ) is a species of plant in the Malvaceae, shrub, cylindrical stem, erect to broad and branched, woody and light brown or greenish in color, bark dark red or greenish. S. alnifolia has leaves that are arranged alternately along the stem and have short stalks. The strands are oval or oblong in shape, dark green in color with dark red bands along the center and border veins, serrated margins and rounded ends. Single flower on the stalk that arises from the area between the stem and petiole, cream to orange-yellow. Sese grows in agricultural land, roadsides, rocky areas, cattle pens, savannas, scrublands, hillsides and swamp forests at elevations below 2000 meters. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Subfamily: Malvoideae Tribe: Malveae Genus: Sida Species: Sida alnifolia

Channeled apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata)

Keong mas or channeled apple snail ( Pomacea canaliculata ) is a species of animal in the Ampullariidae, freshwater snails, large, round shells with brown or black or yellow or albino colors and highly variable band patterns. P. canaliculata has a shell with a length of up to 15 cm, the threads have four levels with a pointed tip. Most are brown or yellow and some are black or white. Keong mas live in clear freshwater habitats including rivers, ponds, swamps and rice fields. The eggs are pink and are laid on grass and other vegetation that grows along bodies of water. The channeled apple snail is highly polyphagous and feeds on floating and sinking plants, detrital, and animal matter. Diets may vary according to age with younger and smaller individuals eating algae and detritus, while older individuals turning to taller plants. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Architaenioglossa Superfamily: Ampullarioidea Family: Ampullariidae S...

Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)

Star fruit ( Averrhoa carambola ) is a species of plant in the Oxalidaceae, a small slow growing tree, short trunk or shrub, many branches producing a broad rounded crown, the wood is white and turns reddish. A. carambola has compound leaves, green, arranged circularly around the branches alternately, pinnate with a single terminal, opposite, 15-20 cm long. Leaflets are 3.8-9 cm long, ovate or ovate-oval. The upper side of the leaf is smooth and green, the lower side is downy and whitish. Leaflets are reactive to light and tend to fold together at night, are also sensitive to sudden shocks and when shaken tend to close as well. Inflorescences are purple or purple-striped, hairy. Flowers are arranged in small bunches at the ends of branches or sometimes on larger stems and stems, each bunch attached to the tree by a red stem. Perfect flowers are bell-shaped in loose panicles that are multi-branched and have stalks. Each flower is 6 mm wide, 5 petals which have curved ends. Fruit o...

Tarwi (Lupinus mutabilis)

Tarwi ( Lupinus mutabilis ) is a species of plant in the Fabaceae, annuals, erect, up to 2.3 meters high, woody stems, branched, cylindrical, smooth bark and green or brown, roots up to 3 meters long, grows at elevations up to 2000 meters. L. mutabilis has palmate leaves, radial, each leaf has 5-9 leaflets, elongated oval, rounded ends, smooth surface and bright green. The inflorescences are in panicles at the ends of the stems and erect. The corolla is 1-2 cm long and contains 5 petals. High color variation but generally contains white, purple and yellow. White is recessive to purple. Fruit pods, 5-12 cm long, green to brown and white hair. Each pod contains 3-9 seeds. The weight of a thousand seeds is about 200 grams. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Genisteae Genus: Lupinus Species: Lupinus mutabilis

Radish (Raphanus sativus)

Lobak or radish ( Raphanus sativus ) is a species of plant in the Brassicaceae, annual or biennial herb with many varieties, swollen roots, round, tapered or cylindrical in color including white, pink, red, purple, yellow, green to black and The flesh is usually white. R. sativus has leaves arranged in a rosette, thick, lyrate with enlarged terminal lobes and smaller lateral lobes, rounded tips and serrated margins. The flowers are fan-shaped with four spreads, bluish-white with black stripes. The fruit is in the form of a small pod that can be eaten when it is still young. Lobak have subspecies and four varieties of various shapes, colors and sizes including red, pink, white, gray-black or yellow radishes, with bulbous or elongated roots. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Brassicales Family: Brassicaceae Tribe: Brassiceae Genus: Raphanus Species: Raphanus sativus Subspecies: Raphanus sativus ssp. radicula Varity: Raphanus ...

Chestnut-breasted malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris)

Kadalan birah or chestnut-breasted malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus curvirostris ) is a species of animal in the Cuculidae, bluish-black, gray and rust-red birds, eaters of caterpillars, ants, large insects, crabs, lizards and chicks, lives in forests, shrubs shrubs and meadows. P. curvirostris has a length of 49 cm and a curved beak. Long tail with a rust-red tip. The crown and nape are gray. The upper body is pale green. The lower body is rust red. The skin around the eyes is red. The iris is blue in males or yellow in females. The bill is green with a red base in males or brown in females. Gray legs. Kadalan birah often roost and are stationary for long periods of time on a tree. Live in pairs or in small groups. Nests are built from leafy branches and placed on trees. Eggs whitish in color, 2-3 items. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Aves Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae Genus: Phaenicophaeus Species: Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Subspecies: Phaenico...

Bee (Apidae)

Bee ( Apidae ) is a family within Hymenoptera, bees containing more than 5700 species including honey bees, stingless bees and wood bees, social and solitary bees including cleptoparasites, generally having a valuable role as pollinators in natural habitats and for agricultural crops. Apidae has several subfamilies including Apinae, Nomadinae, Xylocopinae and dozens of genera. This family lives in a variety of habitats around the world and makes nests in trees, rocks, soil and artificial structures. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota Order: Hymenoptera Suborder: Apocrita Infraorder: Aculeata Superfamily: Apoidea Epifamily: Anthophila Family: Apidae

White-headed munia (Lonchura maja)

Bondol haji or emprit kaji or white-headed munia ( Lonchura maja ) is a species of animal in the Estrildidae, a small bird, with white head and throat, brown iris, bluish-gray beak and pale blue legs. L. maja has a white head and throat, while the other parts are plain brown. Young birds have a brown color. The voice has a high pitch: "puip" when clumped. This species lives widely to an elevation of 1500 meters, often visiting swamps, rice fields, open plains with grass and gardens. They form large groups during the rice harvest season, but disperse in pairs during the breeding season. The female lays 4-6 white eggs in a ball-shaped nest of grass. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae Genus: Lonchura Species: Lonchura maja Subspecies: Lonchura maja ssp. maja, Lonchura maja ssp. vietnamensis

Bundel (Marsypianthes chamaedrys)

Bundel ( Marsypianthes chamaedrys ) is a species of plant in the Lamiaceae, shrub, erect, cylindrical stem, branched, green, white hair, grows in open areas with lots of sunlight in forests, agricultural land, roadside at elevations up to 1000 meters. M. chamaedrys has oval-shaped leaves, green, pinnate base, blunt tip, serrated margins, both sides rough and white hair, a vein in the middle with several small pinnate veins. The leaves have long stalks. The flowers in panicles are round, purple or green, white hair and long stalks. Flowers are blue or purple or white and bloom alternately. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Subfamily: Nepetoideae Tribe: Ocimeae Subtribe: Hyptidinae Genus: Marsypianthes Mart. ex Benth. in Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 64 (1833) Species: Marsypianthes chamaedrys (Vahl) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891) HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS Clinopodium chamaedrys Vahl in Symb. Bot. 3: 7...

Yellow-lined forest skink (Sphenomorphus sanctus)

Java forest skink or yellow-lined forest skink ( Sphenomorphus sanctus ) is a species of animal in the Scincidae, a medium-sized, slender arboreal lizard with an elongated and pointed snout, grayish-brown and yellow in color with dark red legs. S. sanctus has an upper side with a yellow stripe from snout to tail and light brown spots. The underside is light. The head is short with the tip of the snout pointed and the eyes are black. Tail longer than body size, cylindrical in shape and pointed tip. The legs are dark red or brown with yellow spots. The fingers are slender and long. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Sauria Family: Scincidae Subfamily: Sphenomorphinae Genus: Sphenomorphus Species: Sphenomorphus sanctus Subspecies: Sphenomorphus sanctus ssp. sanctus, Sphenomorphus sanctus ssp. tenggeranus

Fragrant flatsedge (Cyperus odoratus)

Fragrant flatsedge ( Cyperus odoratus ) is a species of plant in Cyperaceae, perennial shrub, erect, about 50 cm tall but known to grow much taller, triangular or cylindrical stems, green in color and growing in loose colonies around water. C. odoratus has several leaves around the base, usually 3-6 strands, long ribbon-shaped with three folds, pointed tip, rough surface and margins, green. The inflorescence consists of one to several cylindrical spikes attached to the same point. Each nail has a large number of flat, oval-shaped spikes. Each spikelet is usually light brown to reddish brown in color and has several to more than 20 flowers. Each flower is covered by a hard, flat bract with a visible central vein. The fruit is a flattened achene less than 2 mm long. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Cyperaceae Subfamily: Cyperoideae Tribe: Cypereae Genus: Cyperus L. in Sp. Pl.: 44 (1753) Species: Cyperus odor...