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Northern wattle (Acacia crassicarpa)

Northern wattle ( Acacia crassicarpa ) is a species of plant in the Fabaceae, small or medium tree, up to 25 meters tall, upright trunk, up to 50 cm in diameter, bark brown or gray or dark red, hard, linearly fissured fibrous . A. crassicarpa has crescent-shaped leaves, 8-27 cm long, 1-4.5 cm wide, grayish green or silvery green, pointed at the tip, has three main veins and is yellowish in color. The inflorescences are grain-shaped, bright yellow and 4-7 cm long. The flower stalks are thick, 5-10 mm long, five-strand corolla 1.3-1.6 mm long and bisexual. The pods are flat and wide. Seeds are round, flat and black. This tree easily adapts to the environment, tolerant of pH 3.5-6, grows at elevations of 200-700 meters and rainfall of 1000-2500 mm/year. Salt tolerant in soil, sandy, silt, poorly drained soil and near the sea. It grows in dry areas such as savanna and monsoon forests. Wood is used as raw material for making pulp and paper, building construction, furniture and raw m...

Foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcata)

Foxtail palm ( Wodyetia bifurcata ) is a species of plant in the Arecaceae, palm with a stout trunk, slightly swollen lower stem and a bottleneck below the stem, 10 meters high and a brown or gray surface. W. bifurcata has cylindrical and green leaf stalks. The strands are ribbon-shaped, green in color and have a vein in the middle. Strands grow around the stalk. Flowers have white stalks and grow from the base of the crown stem. The fruit is 2 inches long, olive to green in early stages and red-orange when ripe. Foxtail palm grows solitary in dry soils, red clay deposits, black clay deposits or slightly sandy. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Subfamily: Arecoideae Genus: Wodyetia Species: Wodyetia bifurcata

Crystal bell orchid (Didymoplexis pallens)

Crystal bell orchid ( Didymoplexis pallens ) is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae, terrestrial mycotrophic orchid, leafless, having a fleshy rhizome, single and erect stem, 6-25 cm tall, branched, cylindrical and white or cream in color. D. pallens has white, trumpet-shaped flowers with sepals and petals similar in size and shape and fused about half the length, 6-8 mm long, 8-10 mm wide. The labellum is wedge-shaped, 6-7 mm long and 9-10 mm wide with the sides curved upwards. There were two or three rows of callus along the midline of the labellum. This species grows in the shade, under clumps of bamboo, moist soil and black clay deposits. Plants appear during the first rains of the rainy season or at the end of the season. Flowers open only one day. The emergence of this orchid is triggered by the right and balanced symbiotic relationship with microorganisms. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: O...

Hop-headed barleria (Barleria lupulina)

Landik or hop-headed barleria ( Barleria lupulina ) is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae, shrubs, 1-2 meters high, woody stems, smooth, sometimes glossy, branched, cylindrical and dark red or black or dark brown in color. B. lupulina has opposite leaves, the stalk is very short, the base of the stalk has a pair of thorns and is red-purple. The strands are lanceolate elongated, thick and stiff, dark green and shiny, the main vein is red, 5-10 cm long and 0.5-1.5 cm wide. Flowers erect or slightly nodding, on grains 3.5-9 cm long and golden yellow. Protective leaves erect, pinnate, green with purple top, short hair. Hairy petals. The fruit is 1.5 cm long and green. Seeds are flat and dark brown in color. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Subfamily: Acanthoideae Tribe: Barlerieae Genus: Barleria Species: Barleria lupulina

Red eucalyptus (Eucalyptus pellita)

Red eucalyptus or red mahogany ( Eucalyptus pellita ) is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae, medium to tall tree, growing up to 40 meters tall cylindrical trunk, bark is rough or fibrous or flaky, dark red or grayish or brown in color. E. pellita has green, glossy leaves on the upper side, broad lance-shaped to egg-shaped, 100-230 mm long, 30-65 mm wide and tapering to the stalk. Flower buds are arranged in leaf axils on flat, unbranched stalks, 12-32 mm long and individual buds on stalks 6-7 mm long. Mature shoots are oval, 15-16 mm long and 9-10 mm wide with a conical or beaked operculum. The fruit is woody, cup-shaped to capsule or conical, 6-11 mm long and 8-14 mm wide with the valve protruding strongly above the edge. This tree grows in open forests, especially on gentle slopes, in wet or dry areas, nearshore forests and lowlands. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Subfamily: Myrtoidea...

Javan plover (Charadrius javanicus)

Cerek jawa or Javan plover ( Charadrius javanicus ) is a type of animal in the Charadriidae, lake birds or shorebirds, 15 cm long, short and black in color, living near waters including coasts, lakes, rivers, reservoirs and sandy meadows. C. javanicus has brown and white colors in males and females. The head is more reddish-brown, the legs are pale and the stripes on the chest are not black. The white color of the back collar usually does not connect. Iris brown, bill black, limbs gray olive green or pale brown. A soft, repeating sound in a single rising "kwiik" note. The sound of time flying or walking fast is a "tick" or "tick" or "chick". Live solitary or in small groups. Often mingles with other water birds. They eat crustaceans and sea worms. Females produce up to three eggs, are pale brown in color with dark brown spots and patches, irregular and laid in shallow depressions on sand or gravel. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylu...

Turpeth (Operculina turpethum)

Cepuk or turpeth ( Operculina turpethum ) is a species of plant in the Convolvulaceae, herbaceous, climbing, cylindrical stem with three fins, dark green or red in color, 4-5 meters long and branched. O. turpethum has a leaf shape that varies widely from ovate or heart or oblong with a pointed or pointed tip, a main vein in the middle with many lateral veins. Solitary flowers, trumpet-shaped and white. The fruit is a capsule with enlarged sepals, thickened pedicles and has 2-4 seeds each. The seeds are round and black in color. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Solanales Family: Convolvulaceae Subfamily: Convolvuloideae Tribe: Merremieae Genus: Operculina Silva Manso in Enum. Subst. Braz.: 16 (1836) Species: Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso in Enum. Subst. Braz.: 16 (1836) HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS Convolvulus turpethum L. in Sp. Pl.: 155 (1753) Ipomoea turpethum (L.) R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 485 (1810) Merremi...

Javanese rose-apple (Memecylon caeruleum)

Javanes kulis or bengkulu or Javanese rose-apple ( Memecylon caeruleum ) is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae, shrub or small tree, 1-6 meters tall but sometimes up to 12 meters tall, cylindrical stem, smooth bark, young stalk green and dark brown stalks. M. caeruleum has leaves oblong to elliptical, 8-11 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, flat margins, thick, a main vein in the middle with many pinnate small veins and dark green in color. The petals are white to yellowish green and the stamens are blue. The fruit is obovoid, bright red to dark red when young and purple to black when ripe, 1-1.5 cm in diameter and juicy exocarp. Bengkulu grows in open forests, dense forests, agricultural land, karst ecosystems, dry lands and drought resistance. The trunk of the bush is used for firewood. Young leaves or shoots and fruit are edible. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Myrtales Family: Melastomataceae Subfamily: Olisbeoideae Genus: ...

White frangipani (Plumeria obtusa)

White frangipani ( Plumeria obtusa ) is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae, a small tree, growing up to 4.6 meters in height, cylindrical trunk, thin bark, branched and thick white gummy. P. obtusa has ovate or teardrop-shaped or elongated oval leaves, up to 35 cm long, dark green and glossy on top, pale underside. The flowers are disc-shaped, white, yellow-throated and each has five petals. The flowers are fragrant and bloom in clusters. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae Tribe: Plumerieae Subtribe: Plumeriinae Genus: Plumeria Tourn. ex L. in Sp. Pl.: 209 (1753) Species: Plumeria obtusa L. in Sp. Pl.: 210 (1753) HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS Plumeria obtusa var. typica Woodson in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 212 (1938) HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS Plumeria apiculata Urb. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 36 (1919) Plumeria bahamensis Urb. in Symb. Antill. 1: 387 (1899) Plumeri...

Korean mulberry (Morus indica)

Murbei or Korean mulberry ( Morus indica ) is a species of plant in Moraceae, shrub or small tree, up to 10 meters tall, slow growing, cylindrical stem, light brown with white nodules. M. indica has heart-shaped or oval-shaped leaves and sometimes three-lobed, 4-12.5 cm long, 2.5-7.5 cm wide, pointed tip, serrated margin, green and has a stalk. Monoecious inflorescences with male and female grow on the same tree, though often on different branches. Male flowers have a size of 9-11.5 mm and are covered with fine hairs. The female flowers are subglubose or only round in shape, measuring 6-9.5 mm. Stigma is 3.5 mm long with short, thick hair. The female flowers form compound fruit and are fleshy, green and white-haired to white, red and black when ripe. This species is used in regulating blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Moraceae Tribe: Moreae Genus: Morus L. in Sp....