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Sunda buttercup (Ranunculus sundaicus)

Sunda buttercup ( Ranunculus sundaicus ) is a species of plant in the Ranunculaceae, herbaceous, stoloniferous with a height of 50 cm, stems running upright or sideways, roots and new plants growing on internodes, stems and leaves downy, growing in shady places. R. sundaicus has leaves at the end of the stalk with a length of 4-20 cm. The compound basal leaves are divided into three leaflets, 1.5-8 cm wide, shallow to deep lobes each with a short stalk. Leaves taller on smaller stems with narrow leaflets and lanceolate. Flowers are golden yellow, shiny, 2-3 cm in diameter and usually five petals. The shimmer is caused by the mirror-smooth upper surface of the petals. The fruit is a cluster of achenes 2.5-4 mm long. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae Subfamily: Ranunculoideae Tribe: Ranunculeae Genus: Ranunculus Species: Ranunculus sundaicus

Brazilian vervain (Verbena brasiliensis)

Brazilian vervain ( Verbena brasiliensis ) is a species of plant in the Verbenaceae, an annual shrub with erect stems, up to 1 meter high, triangular or semi-spherical in shape with sharp corners, green, white-haired, lower branches in an opposite arrangement, branches above grows in an irregular formation. V. brasiliensis has elongated leaves, up to 20 cm long, up to 4 cm wide, sharp tip, deeply serrated or flat margins, dark green in color, a main vein in the middle and whitish in color, several minor veins laterally, rough and stiff surface. Inflorescences in panicles at the end of a long stalk up to 5 cm long. The flower petals are 3 mm long, 5 lobed and tubular in shape. The corolla is formed from fused petals and spreads open at the tip, only slightly longer than the calyx. Flowers have reproductive organs of both sexes. Superior and bicarpellary ovaries. The fruit is a schizocarp or dried fruit that splits when ripe. Wrapped in petals. Nutlets are triangular in cross-sec...

Mega disporum (Disporum megalanthum)

Mega disporum ( Disporum megalanthum ) is a species of plant in the Colchicaceae, an erect shrub with a cylindrical stem, branching, elongated elliptical leaves, bell flowers, fruit bunches, grows in the forest in the shade. D. megalanthum has erect stems, slender, cylindrical and green. The leaves sit opposite or alternate, elongated elliptical in shape with a pointed tip, margins are even, thick, glossy and 3-7 linear stripes. Flowers are bell-shaped, have long stalks in clusters for 1-4 items, hanging, white or greenish or yellowish. The fruit is round and bluish black in color. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Liliales Family: Colchicaceae Genus: Disporum Species: Disporum megalanthum

Pinang Jawa (Pinanga javana)

Pinang Jawa or Javan pinang ( Pinanga javana ) is a species of plant in Arecaceae, stems erect, 4-10 meters high, 10-15 cm in diameter, 10-30 cm in segments, the surface of the stem is green or brownish green, smooth, slightly longitudinally slit. The crown axis is elongated, 150-200 cm long, 25 cm in diameter, swollen, purplish brown with brown scales and grows at an elevation of 800-1700 meters. P. javana has 10 leaves on the crown, pinnate, full length 250-300 cm with silvery indumentum on petiole and rachis. Midrib up to 100 cm, stalk up to 30 cm, concave at the adaxial and convex at the bottom. Rachis diameter 3 cm. Leaflets 10-15 items on each side of the rachis, regularly arranged, slightly curved, longitudinally linear-lanceolate, falcate-sigmoid, equidistant, basal leaflet 65-95x1-6 cm and 1-3 ribs, middle leaflet 70-115x2.7 cm and 1-3 ribs, apical leaflets 19-55x1.5-7.5 cm and 2-7 ribs. Infrafoliar inflorescences, like hands, pendulous spreading, 40-50 cm long, peduncle er...