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Tiva porterweed ( Stachytarpheta abortiva ) is a species of plant in the Verbenaceae, shrub, erect, 1-2 meters high, branched, woody stems and light brown with white spots, young stems green or black. S. abortiva has green leaves all year round in all seasons. Leaves arranged oppositely on main stem, round to oblong, slightly serrated edge, pointed to blunt tip, green, a main vein in the middle and 3-5 pinnate minor veins on each side. Inflorescences in panicles, sitting in rows along long stalks, green and scaly. The single flower is trumpet-shaped and white. The flowers are in the form of buds along the scaly stalk then starting from the bottom will bloom sequentially to the end of the stalk. Tiva porterweed grows on roadsides, unkempt gardens, meadows, sandy soils and open areas that get sunlight up to 700 meters elevation. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Verbenaceae Tribe: Duranteae Genus: Stachytarph...

Genggeyan or lesser roundweed ( Hyptis brevipes ) is a species of plant in the Lamiaceae, annual shrub, erect, up to 1 meter high, stems square, green, hairy, grows in forests, agricultural land, roadsides, waterways and wastelands. H. brevipes has hairy leaves, sitting opposite, narrow ovate or lanceolate, 5-7 cm long, 2 cm wide, pointed at the base and tip, irregularly serrated edges, green with a main vein in the middle with several small pinnate veins. The inflorescences are dense racemes, almost spherical, up to 14 mm in diameter, peduncles about 1 cm in the axil of the uppermost leaf. Corolla or petals are white, 5 lobes irregular and 5 mm long. The petals are 4 mm long, 5 lobes narrow and prickly. Seeds are ovoid, 1 mm long, dark brown to black in color, indistinctly lined with prominent scars. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Subfamily: Nepetoideae Tribe: Ocimeae Subtribe: Hyptidinae Genus:...

Snake ( Serpentes ) is a suborder in Squamata, long cylindrical in shape and have no legs, have no sense of hearing but can feel vibrations through the lower jaw when attached to the ground or on a surface and their eyes are always open throughout life. Serpentes have a forked tongue with each branch having a pointed tip and can be stuck out through the cavity in the middle of the lips to detect odors in the air, while the nose is used only for breathing. Some species have thermoreceptors to identify warm-blooded animals such as birds and mammals. This organ is in the form of a pair of holes between the eyes and the nostrils or in the form of a layer located between the scales of the upper lip. Snakes can be found in all types of habitats including forests, grasslands, deserts, rivers, lakes, highlands, plantations, rice fields, seas and human settlements. Most live in the soil, some live and live in trees and water. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: ...

Teki or purple nutsedge ( Cyperus rotundus ) is a species of plant in the Cyperaceae, an erect annual growing to a height of up to 140 cm, the leaves sprout in rows of three from the base to a length of 5-20 cm, ribbon-shaped, pointed tip and green in color. The inflorescence has a stalk with a triangular cross section and is green. The inflorescence has three to eight unequal spikes. The flower is bisexual, has 3 stamina and the pistil has three stigmas. The fruit is achene and triangular. Teki prefers dry places, but will tolerate moist soil and often grows in wastelands and in crop fields. Tubers are an important source of nutrition for migratory cranes. Source of carbohydrates in the tropics in times of famine. The initial stage forms a white fleshy rhizome, 25 mm long and in chains. Some of the rhizomes grow upright above the ground, then form a tuber-like structure from which new shoots and roots grow, new roots and new rhizomes grow. Other rhizomes grow horizontally or down...

Kemangi or basil or sweet basil ( Ocimum basilicum ) is a species of plant in the Lamiaceae, an annual or sometimes perennial herb, forming a shrub, thick roots, growing erect, 30-150 cm high, stems cylindrical, woody bottom side with brown bark. O. basilicum has leaves varying in shape from ovate to elongated depending on the cultivar, 3-11 cm long, 1-6 cm wide, pointed to blunt ends, margins flat to serrated, green, a main vein in the middle and several small pinnate veins. Inflorescences in terminal spikes, growing in a row on an erect stem, long and appearing on the middle stem above the plant. Flowers are white, white, 4 stamens and pistil located above the lower lip of the crown. Kemangi grows in hot and dry conditions in forests, farmlands, roadsides, bushes and wastelands. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Subfamily: Nepetoideae Tribe: Ocimeae Subtribe: Ociminae Genus: Ocimum Species: Ocimum...

Ubi kates or mile-a-minute vine ( Ipomoea cairica ) is a species of plant in Convolvulaceae, herbaceous perennial, creeping or climbing, palm leaf, trumpet flower, large and showy, white to lavender in color, growing in forest shrubs, farmlands and abandoned land. I. cairica has a slender cylindrical stem, up to 10 meters long with rounded roots and a lignescent base. Leaves have stalks 2-6 cm long. The leaves are oval to circular, 3-10 cm long and 6-9 cm wide. Each is divided into 5-7 segments, lanceolate, ovoid or elliptical, intact and pointed at the tip and base. The inflorescences have peduncles 12-20 mm long. Sepals 6-8 mm long, ovate and pointed. The crown is funnel-shaped, 4-6 cm long and purple. Stamens and stylus do not extend beyond the crown. Ovaries are hairless. The fruit is a round capsule, 1 cm in diameter and 1-2 seeds. The mile-a-minute vine grows to an elevation of 2250 meters. Most parts of the plant are edible including the leaves and roots. The leaves are cr...

Gempol or bangkal or canary cheesewood or oriental cheesewood ( Nauclea orientalis ) is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae, a low to tall tree, straight trunk, cylindrical, shedding leaves during the dry season, fragrant flowers and fruit, used for wood carving and traditional medicine. N. orientalis has a straight trunk up to 30 meters high, the bark may be smooth or cracked and grayish in color, many branches in all directions, the wood is soft and yellowish to orange in color. Leaves have stalks and sit opposite. The strands are broad ovate, up to 30 cm long, the upper side is green or orange, the lower side has prominent venation. Interpetiolar stipules. On the inner surface has a number of small red glands. The inflorescences are fragrant, spherical and yellowish to orange in color with white stamens. Individual flowers are 8-10 mm long and 3-5 mm in diameter. Perianth consists of 5 petals and sepals in separate circles. The inner surface of the crown is yellow to orange in co...