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Fishpole bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea)

Fishpole bamboo ( Phyllostachys aurea ) is a plant species in the Poaceae, shrub, erect, straight reed, up to 8 meters high, stem diameter 10-15 cm, dark green to bright green in color, shoots often below ground level and covered with midribs, branched rhizomes sympodial. P. aurea reeds have young reeds covered in a layer of white wax. The segments have very variable lengths and the nodes protrude slightly. Ribbon-shaped leaves, 10 cm long and 2 cm wide. Each tip of the twig has 3 leaves and is often hairy. Reeds turn yellow in full sun. Reed is very strong and is often used for sticks. The upper reed is strong and flexible, often used to make fishing rods. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Bambusoideae Tribe: Arundinarieae Genus: Phyllostachys Species: Phyllostachys aurea

Garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

Garden nasturtium ( Tropaeolum majus ) is a species of plant in the Tropaeolaceae, herbaceous, short and branched roots, creeping and fragile stems, pale green or reddish in color, glabrous, succulent, soft and winding. T. majus has green or greyish green leaves, stems 5-30 cm long and peltate. The leaves are 4-15 cm wide, orbicular in shape with flat, wavy or slightly lobed edges, glabrous and have many radial veins. Hermaphroditic flowers, resembling small trumpets, 2.5-7 cm wide, yellow or orange or red, 5 sepals 1-2 cm long fused at the base. One of the nectar-bearing sepals is 2.5-4 cm long, straight or slightly curved. Flowers have 8 stamens and an ovary on top with a style and stigma. The fruit of the schizocarp divides into three wrinkled pepperrps, each carpel with one large seed, ovoid with a prominent longitudinal ridge, pale green in color and turning pale brown when ripe. This species grows in coastal and disturbed areas especially, scrub land, herbaceous fields, wetla...

Java dandelion (Taraxacum javanicum)

Java dandelion ( Taraxacum javanicum ) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, short herb, grows from a tap root, produces several flower stems and has no leaves with a height of up to 55 cm, yellow flowers, has a milky latex, sometimes dominates a field open. T. javanicum has foliage that may grow upright or spread horizontally and narrow-winged stems. The leaves are elongated and have a grooved edge, 17 cm long and 4 cm wide, the base gradually narrows to a petiole. The margin is usually lobed or serrated. The flowers at the end of long stalks are covered in fine hairs, the crown is disc-shaped and yellow. Tubular fruit. The seeds are flat and elongated, with soft, velvety hair. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Cichorioideae Tribe: Cichorieae Subtribe: Crepidinae Genus: Taraxacum F.H.Wigg. in Prim. Fl. Holsat.: 56 (1780) Section: Wendelboa Species: Taraxacum javanicum Soest i...

Dancing marantina (Globba marantina)

Dancing marantina ( Globba marantina ) is a species of plant in the Zingiberaceae, herbaceous upright or sideways on the ground, leaves elongated, flowers in panicles with white and yellow colors, fibrous roots and white. G. marantina has false stems that grow upright or sideways, up to 75 cm long, green with layers of fronds on the outside and arranged alternately, has linear stripes and short white hairs. The leaves are elongated, 20 cm long, 7 cm wide, pointed tip, flat margins, a large vein in the middle and forming a ditch with several minor veins laterally and forming a cone, the upper surface is green and shiny, the lower surface is pale green. The inflorescences grow in panicles on a large stalk and are green or white in color and bent downwards. The crown is shaped like a pure white funnel and looks downwards. Pistils are yellow with a curved tip. This species forms large colonies to produce flowers in the rainy season, grows wild in shady or damp places, at an elevation ...

Madras carpet (Grangea maderaspatana)

Madras carpet ( Grangea maderaspatana ) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, herbaceous, cylindrical roots and greyish, branching stems, grows up to 70 cm, green and hairy, grows in forests, rice fields, waterways, roadsides and abandoned land. G. maderaspatana has elongated leaves with wings on the edges, bright green or yellow, white veins, 7 cm long and 2 cm wide. The flowers are ball-shaped, 6-10 mm in diameter, solitary, yellow and have a stalk. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae Tribe: Astereae Subtribe: Grangeinae Genus: Grangea Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 121 (1763) Species: Grangea maderaspatana (L.) Desf. in Tabl. École Bot.: 95 (1804) HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS Artemisia maderaspatana L. in Sp. Pl.: 849 (1753) Cotula maderaspatana (L.) Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 2170 (1803) HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS Cotula sphaeranthus Link in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 344 (1822) Ethulia ...

Indian porterweed (Stachytarpheta indica)

Indian porterweed ( Stachytarpheta indica ) is a species of plant in the Verbenaceae, shrub, upright, up to 100 cm high, cylindrical or square stems, green in color, trident branches and green or bluish in color, with white hair. S. indica has oval or elongated oval-shaped leaves, up to 13 cm long, up to 8 cm wide, pinnate at the base, toothed margins and green in color. The main vein is in the middle, the top is bluish and the bottom is green. The minor veins are pinnate. The inflorescences are in panicles up to 46 cm long and green in color. The flowers are fan-shaped, 4 parts and blue with white aisles. This species grows in the lowlands, near mangrove ecosystems with dry mud, near coastal ecosystems with sandy soil, forests, agricultural land and roadsides with lots of sun or some shade. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Verbenaceae Tribe: Duranteae Genus: Stachytarpheta Species: Stachytarpheta indica

Sparkling passionflower (Passiflora vesicaria)

Sparkling passionflower ( Passiflora vesicaria ) is a species of plant in the Passifloraceae, a creeping or climbing herb, the fruit is covered in enlarged flower petals, grows up to 5 meters long, the stem is cylindrical, green or reddish in color and has white hairs. P. vesicaria has single leaves with 5-6 cm stems and long hairs. The leaves are egg-shaped, 6-7 cm wide, 9 cm long, three sharp corners, heart-shaped leaf base, perhaps flat edges or not deeply toothed. Flowers are bright white, often with a purple center and club-shaped pistils. The fruit is covered in pad leaves, round or oval in shape, green in color and turns yellow or red to orange when ripe, glabrous, shiny and has many seeds. This species grows with other herbs and shrubs in gardens, moors, dry rice fields, beach sand, roadsides, forest edges and parts of the forest that are open and receive hot sunlight. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Fa...

Keji beling (Strobilanthes crispa)

Keji beling ( Strobilanthes crispa ) is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae, shrub, 1-2 meters high, upright, woody and sturdy, stems are jointed, cylindrical in shape, coarse hairs, green in color, branches touch the ground and come out of the roots so they can be separated from the plant parent, single root and light brown in color. S. crispa has leaves with stalks and sits opposite each other. The strands are lanceolate, elongated or almost oblong, 17 cm long, 7 cm wide, serrated edges, tapered tip and base and rough surfaces on both sides. The veins are pinnate and green. The inflorescences are compound and gathered in dense spikelets. The crown is funnel-shaped, 5 parts, hairy and yellow or purple in color. Stamens 4 items, white and yellow. Spindle-shaped fruit with 2-4 seeds. The seeds are round, flat, small, and brown. This species grows in forests, riverbanks, cliffs and roadsides at elevations of 50-1200 meters, rainfall of 2500-4000 mm/year, sandy to clay soil and a pH...