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| Saturday, 29-Jul-2006 09:53 |
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SERI PAGI/ KEMBANG PAGI (Morning Glory)
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KEMBANG PAGI (Morning Glory)
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KEMBANG PAGI (Morning Glory)
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KEMBANG PAGI (Morning Glory)
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SERI PAGI/ KEMBANG PAGI
Morning Glory
(Ipomoea trichocarpa)
Morning glory is a common name for a number of species of flowering plants in the family the Convolvulaceae, belonging to the following genera: Calystegia, Convolvulus, Ipomoea, Merremia and Rivea
Developing Morning Glories
As the name implies, morning glory flowers, which are saucer-shaped, open at morning time, allowing them to be pollinated by hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other daytime insects and birds. The flower lasts for a single morning and dies in the afternoon. New flowers bloom each day. The flowers usually start to fade a couple of hours before the petals start showing visible curling. They prefer full sun throughout the day, and mesic soils. In cultivation, most are treated as perennial plants in tropical areas, and as annual plants in colder climates, but some species tolerate winter cold.
The seeds of many species of morning glory contain d-lysergic acid amide, ergoline alkaloids better known as LSA. Seeds of I. violacea and R. corymbosa are used as hallucinogens. They are about 5% to 10% as potent as LSD. To discourage morning glory's use as hallucinogenic drugs, some commercial seed producers have started treating seeds with a chemical that will not wash off. This chemical has been known to cause vomiting, nausea and abdominal pain. Typically some form of a warning or notice is printed on the package if seeds have been treated.
Morning glory is also called asagao (in Japanese, a compound of 朝 asa "morning" and 顔 kao "face"). It was first known in China for its medicinal uses, due to the laxative properties of its seeds. It was introduced to the Japanese in the 9th century, and they were the first to cultivate it as an ornament. During the Edo Period, it became a very popular ornamental flower. Aztec priests in Mexico were also known to use the plant's hallucinogenic properties to commune with their gods (see Rivea corymbosa).
Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations used it to coagulate rubber latex to produce bouncing rubber balls. The sulphur in the Morning Glory vine served to vulcanize the rubber; a process which pre-dates the Charles Goodyear discovery by over 1000 years.
Because of their fast growth, twining habit, attractive flowers, and tolerance for poor, dry soils, some morning glories are excellent vines for creating summer shade on building walls when trellised, thus keeping the building cooler and reducing air condtioning costs.
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| Thursday, 20-Jul-2006 05:26 |
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MALANGMAN...!
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MALANGMAN...!
Pada hari Ahad lepas (16 Julai 2006) dalam perjalanan ke Bandar Baru Bangi. Ketika melalui Lebuhraya KL-Seremban berhampiran exit UPM, saya telah melihat satu kemalangan jalanraya yang baru saja terjadi. Kamera pun memang ada dalam kereta jadi sempatlah merakamkan beberapa aksi dilebuhraya sewaktu kemalangan berlaku.
Mangsa seorang lelaki India berusia dilewat 30an cuba untuk melintas lebuhraya, malangnya beliau telah dirempuh oleh sebuah kereta di lorong laju. Sewaktu saya sampai ditempat kejadian, mangsa masih lagi terbaring diatas jalan. Bahagian kepala beliau mengalami pendarahan. Beliau kemudian telah diangkat oleh orang yang lalu disana ke Hospital Kajang.
Kadang2 jika difikirkan cakap orang tua dulu2 ada benarnya....Malang Tak berbau.. Tapi Mengapa Mencari Nahas? melintas ditempat yang tak sepatutnya? Hanya dia yang tahu. Semoga mangsa dapat menruskan hidupnya..
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| Wednesday, 12-Jul-2006 05:42 |
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PUTRAJAYA
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ira/ecah/cuyus/dR ali -> terima kasih.. 
pianoforte & pemburu (sahabat KLfm) -> terima kasih kerana sudi singgah di FP saya
rossya/ed sh/MamaFami/aisyacan-> terima kasih
Phalinn Ooi /Suhaimi/-> thank you Bro!
Medusa/GurL-FriDay/Cakcibao ->
Korok & Pejal -> terima kasih.. Your FP pun hebat
kerusikayu-> Dik, selagi kita bernafas, kita tak habis belajar 
MUPA MAN-> Thanks Bro!
PUTRAJAYA
Putrajaya was founded on October 19, 1995 and is located in the middle of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC). Putrajaya is the third Federal Territory of Malaysia; the other two being Kuala Lumpur and Labuan.
The land on which Putrajaya now stands was formerly known as Prang Besar, part of the state of Selangor. The Federal government negotiated with the state on the prospect of another Federal Territory and in the mid-1990s, the Federal government paid a substantial amount of money to Selangor for approximately 11 320 acres (46 km²) of land. As a result of this land purchase, Selangor now completely surrounds two Federal Territories within its borders, namely Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
In 2002, a high speed rail link called KLIA Transit was opened, linking Kuala Lumpur and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Selangor to Putrajaya. Construction of a monorail system is also underway.
Putrajaya is a planned city and a Federal Territory that acts as a federal government administration centre of Malaysia moved from the bustling of Kuala Lumpur. However, Kuala Lumpur still serves as Malaysia's national and legislative capital. The city is located at 2°55' North, 101°40' East (2.91667, 101.667). [2]
The city is named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra. "Putra" also means prince in Malay while "Jaya" means excellent or success. The city has only been raised recently and it is still undergoing massive development.
To the west is Cyberjaya, a cyber city, also located within the Multimedia Super Corridor.
Extracted : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putrajaya
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| Wednesday, 5-Jul-2006 05:31 |
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Hadiah Hari Bapa & Hari Lahir... 2006
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rakanbh
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rakanbh
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Rosya-> Terima kasih
Beskal-> Tak lah. Saya selalu juga sakit2.. Maklumlah umur dah petang ni... 
Korok-.>
Azuamer & Suhaimi-> terimakasih juga diucapkan
Ezuddin-> terimakasih juga kepada anda.
Edoras & Dell-> Wang tunai RM500.00 (tapi belum dapat lagi  )
Ecah/Sha/Azam/sabishii doraiba/CUYUS/KNizam/Ida_Natrah/Aisyascan/Nurainil-> Terimaksih atas ucapan tahniah anda semua
PhalinOoi-> Hadiahnya cuma wang tunai RM500.00 sahaja
Idaa-> Bukan peraduan, penyertaan dengan gambar menarik
Satu Catatan...
Minat mengambil gambar ni kadang2 ada juga membawa keuntungan. Selain dari menggunakan kamera, handphone berkamera juga boleh dimenafaatkan kegunaannya. Baru2 ini sebuah akhbar berbahasa Malaysia telah melancarkan satu program yang seakan-akan berkonsepkan Wartawan Rakyat atau Citizens Reporter. Dimana pembaca boleh menghantar berita atau melapor berita secara bergambar melalui MMS dengan syarat mereka mestilah berdaftar dengan sistem rangkaian mereka (DAPAT @ 32728) melalui telefon bimbit anda.
Saya tidak terkecuali untuk menghantar gambar melalui MMS ke sistem rangkaian akhbar tersebut. Dan salah satu dari gambar yang dihantar telah terpilih untuk memenangi hadiah MMS menarik untuk minggu itu. Syukur Alhamdulillah!
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| Friday, 30-Jun-2006 00:00 |
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MENGKUDU / NONI (Morinda citrifolia Linn)
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Mengkudu / Noni
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Mengkudu / Noni
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Mengkudu / Noni
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Mengkudu
Noni
Morinda citrifolia Linn
Lokasi : Batu 3, Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur
Buah mengkudu dikenali dengan pelbagai nama mengikut negara. Contohnya "Noni" (Hawaii, Polynesia); "Nono" (Tahiti); "Lada" (Guam); "Indian Mulberry" (India); "Painkiller tree" (Kepulauan Caribbean); "Nhau" (Sebahagian di Asia Tenggara); "Cheesefruit" (Australia); "Bumbo" (Afrika) dan ""Kura" (Fiji).
Mengkudu merupakan sejenis tumbuhan yang biasa di jumpai dikawasan tropika. Mengkudu, secara amnya boleh dikategorikan kepada dua jenis yang biasa dilihat iaitu mengkudu kecil dan mengkudu besar. Ia juga boleh dikategorikan kepada berbiji dan tidak berbiji namun yang tidak berbiji agak sukar ditemui.Di barat mengkudu dipanggil queen of morinda, ia juga di panggil cheese fruit kerana baunya yang menyerupai bau keju setelah masak. Ada yang mengatakan bau buah mengkudu masak menyerupai bau muntah.Mengkudu termasuk dalam golongan pokok saka dan boleh mencapai ketinggian antara 15-20 kaki.Kayunya mudah dibelah setelah kering dan biasa dijadikan kayu api atau bahan bakar.Daunnya besar berukuran 15-50 x 5-17 cm dan berbentuk tunggal.Pucuk mudanya biasa dijadikan sayuran atau ulaman.Ia kaya dengan vitamin A.Bunganya pula kecil-kecil berwarna putih dan berbau agak wangi. Bunganya mempunyai dua jantina iaitu jantan dan betina.Buahnya bulat sebesar telur ayam, permukaannya agak berkerutu. Ketika muda buahnya berwarna hijau dan akan bertukar menjadi kuning apabila masak. Mengkudu membiak melalui keratan batang dan biji benih. Bijinya berwarna hitam dan boleh bertahan selama 6 bulan.Ia akan bercambah setelah 3-9 minggu disemai.Ia akan mula mengeluarkan buah setelah lebih kurang 3 tahun ditanam dan akan mengeluarkan buah sepanjang tahun selama lebih dari 25 tahun.Noni mula di komersialkan di Hawaii pada tahun 1993 setelah para saintis membuat kajian mengenai khasiat perubatannya.
Mengkudu mula digunakan sebagai ubatan dikepulauan pasifik selatan, kemudian di China dan India.Mengkudu digunakan dalam perang dunia kedua oleh tentera yang berada di kepulauan Polenisia untuk mengelakkan keletihan dan menguatkan badan.Dikepulauan carribean mengkudu dikenali sebagai 'pain killer tree' dan ia digunakan untuk meredakan kesakitan akibat demam, bengkak dan terseliuh. di Myanmar pula, buah yang masih mudah dijadikan gulai manakala yang telah masak dimakan bersama garam.Di malaysia mengkudu biasanya dijadikan penawar untuk gangguan semasa kencing 9kencing tidak lawas), senggugut dan pendarahan. Daun mengkudu juga biasa dijadikan campuran mandian untuk perempuan selepas bersalin untuk memulihkan kecergasan badan. Daunnya biasa dijadikan alas batu tungku, dikatakan dapat membantu mengeluarkan darah nifas selepas bersalin.Kajian yang dilakukan oleh seorang ahli botani yang terkenal iaitu Dr Isabella abbof mendapati mengkudu mempunyai khasiat untuk mencegah diabetes dan penyakit barah serta tekanan darah tinggi.Sementara itu seorang ahli kimia , Dr. Joseph Bafz pula mendapati mengkudu dapat mencegah dan melegakan asma, hay fever dan rheumatis. Pengambilan jus mengkudu juga boleh mencegah penyakit yang disebabkan oleh kekurangan hormon seperti nyanyuk dan juga melambatkan proses penuaan.Cara penggunaan asa buah mengkudu ialah dengan cara mengisar buahnya menjadi jus (untuk di minum) untuk kegunaan luaran pula, buahnya akan disapu pada bahagian yang terlibat.60 % dari kandungan jus mengkudu terdiri dari air menyebabkan ia selamat diminum pada bila-bila masa.Walaupun begitu, mengkudu akan merendahkan kandungan glukosa dalam dara, untuk pesakit diabetes yang mengambil insulin, kandungan glukosa dalam darah perlu dipantau selalu kerana jika kandungan gula dalam darah terlalu rendah ia akan mengakibatkan hipoglisomia yang akan menyebabkan pesakit berada dalam keadaan khayal yang memerbahayakan.
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| Sunday, 25-Jun-2006 05:12 |
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SETAWAR PUTIH / CREPE GINGER (Zingiberaceae)
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SETAWAR PUTIH / CREPE GINGER
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SETAWAR PUTIH / CREPE GINGER
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SETAWAR PUTIH / CREPE GINGER
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SETAWAR PUTIH
Crepe ginger, Malay ginger
Costus speciosus (Zingiberaceae)
Lokasi : Jalan Klang Lama berhampiran New Pantai Expressway, Petaling Jaya.
Crepe ginger is a tall and dramatic landscape plant with large dark green leaves arranged on the stalk in a spiral. This Costus can grow to 10 ft (3.1 m) tall in frost-free areas, but typically grows to about 6 ft (1.8 m) tall in cooler regions where it is root hardy but dies back in winter.
The flowers appear in late summer or early fall, and are quite unusual looking. They form on red 4 in (10.2 cm) cone-shaped bracts, with several 2 in (5 cm) pure white crinkled flowers protruding from each cone. The flowers look like crepe paper - thus the common name of crepe ginger. After the flowers fade away, the attractive red cone-shaped bracts remain.
As beautiful as the species is, there are a number of cultivars of Costus speciosus that are sought after as garden ornamentals. Most are not as hardy as the species and do not grow as tall. The cultivar 'Pink Shadow' is similar to the species but the white flowers are blushed with pink. The cultivar 'Variegatus' has green and white variegated leaves, flowers similar to the species, grows to 5-7 ft (1.5-2.1 m), but is only hardy to zone 9. The cultivar 'Foster Variegated' has reddish stems and broad creamy white striped leaves which are soft and furry to the touch. It only grows to 5 ft (1.5 m) tall and is less likely to flower than the species. The cultivar 'Nova' is a shorter plant, to about 3 ft (0.9 m), and has light green foliage and flowers similar to the species. Another short tetraploid is offered by Stokes Tropicals, and the description is similar to 'Nova'.
NOTE: some taxonomists still classify Costus and related genera in Zingiberaceae, the ginger family.
Location
Costus speciosus is native to the Malay Peninsula of Southeast Asia, but it has naturalized in some tropical areas, including Hawaii. It is listed as a potential invasive plant in the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of Palau, and in French Polynesia.
Culture
For best results, this plant should get from 3 to 5 hours of direct sunlight daily, and be grown in fertile, organic, moist but well-drained soil. Monthly applications of a balanced fertilizer during the summer growing season will benefit this plant. Generally crepe ginger is pest free.
Crepe ginger grows from thick fleshy roots called "rhizomes", similar in appearance to the "ginger root" found in grocery stores. They may be purchased as potted plants or as bare rhizomes, and they are easy to grow either way. Plant the rhizome about 1 in (2.5 cm) below the surface in a sandy loam or clay soil that has been improved with leaf mold or well composted manure. A single rhizome will produce new shoots and increase to a 3 ft wide clump in the second year under ideal growing conditions.
Light: Prefers part sun but will grow in full sun if it gets plenty of moisture.
Moisture: Requires regular moisture but not standing water.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 7 - 12. This is the most cold-hardy of the spiral gingers, and has been tested and proven root hardy down to 0ºF (-17.8ºC).
Propagation: Pieces of the rhizome, division of the clumps, or stem cuttings. Costaceae are the only gingers that can be propagated by stem cuttings.
Usage
Crepe ginger is best used for dramatic effect in a tropical landscape, but also combines well with other tall perennials as a backdrop.
Features
The crepe ginger is beautiful for its bold tropical foliage, and the flowers are just an added bonus. As with most gingers, this plant is easy to grow with virtually no pest problems.
Many gingers have culinary or medicinal uses. This species is not commonly used in western cultures, but the rhizome has been used in India and Southeast Asia to treat boils, constipation, diarrhea, dizziness, headache, vertigo, ear, eye, and nose pain, and to stop vomiting.
Extracted from : http://www.floridata.com/ref/c/cost_spe.cfm
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| Sunday, 25-Jun-2006 00:00 |
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Shukran Jazilan
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Alhamdulillah! Syukur ke hadrat Illahi kerana dengan berkat ke izinannya saya dapat meraikan ulangtahun kelahiran ke 39 pada 24 Jun lepas. Masih lagi dapat bernafas dan berkarya, Semoga Allah memberi petunjuk dan hidayah, meningkatkan iman dan taqwa serta memberikan kebahagiaan didunia dan akhirat. ~ Amin
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| Monday, 19-Jun-2006 10:39 |
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JARAK / CASTOR BEAN (Ricinus Communis)
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JARAK
CASTOR BEAN
Ricinus Communis
Lokasi : Jalan Batu Gajah - Tanjung Tualang, Perak.
Nama sains bagi pokok jarak ialah Ricinus Communis. Jarak berasal dari benua Afrika. Sekarang pokok jarak banyak terdapat di kawasan tropika. Jarak mempunyai kepentingan tidak sahaja dari segi kesihatan malah dari segi ekonomi. Minyak yang terhasil daripada biji jarak digunakan untuk menyalakan pelita. Walau bagaimanapun, kepentingan pokok jarak tidak mempunyai pasaran lagi. Tetapi dari segi kegunaan dalam perubatan tradisional jarak amat penting sekali. Semua bahagian pokok jarak boleh dibuat ubat.
Antara kegunaan jarak ialah, daunnya yang segar jika dipanaskan boleh mengubati penyakit gout, reumatisme, sakit kepala, ulser dan sesak nafas. Orang China menggunakan biji jarak untuk mengubati uterus atau rektum yang terkeluar dengan dihancurkan dan digosok di kepala. Jika digosok pada tapak kaki, ia boleh merangsang plasenta keluar selepas bersalin. Biji jarak juga dijadikan ubat sakit kepala, pekak, tibi, penyakit kulit, berak berdarah, buasir, bengkak-bengkak, penyakit buah pinggang, perangsang buang air besar dan juga merangsang proses bersalin. Akar dan daun digunakan sebagai ubat lumpuh saraf pada muka, tetanus, sawan, sakit sendi dan pelbagai penyakit kulit.
Di Amerika Tengah, terdapat amalan memakan dua atau tiga biji jarak sebagai perangsang untuk membuang air besar. Minyak yang diperoleh daripada biji jarak juga ditelan sebagai julap. Di Guatemala, biji jarak dicampur dengan turpentin dan ditelan untuk membunuh cacing pita di dalam perut. Di Bahamas dan Caicos, minyak dari biji jarak ditelan untuk mengubati selesema dan juga menjadi tonik bagi kanak-kanak dan ibu yang baru bersalin. Di Trinidad, minyak jarak ditelan oleh ibu yang sedang mengandung dan selepas bersalin untuk merangsang buang air besar. Di Curacao, minyak jarak digunakan sebagai ubat sapu untuk mengubati bengkak-bengkak pada badan. Di Mexico, daun jarak yang telah disalai dilekapkan pada payudara ibu yang menyusui anak untuk merangsang pengaliran susu. Ia juga berkesan untuk mengubati penyakit reumatisme dan tumor yang teruk.
Daun pokok yang segar ini jika dibalut pada kepala boleh melegakan sakit kepala dan demam panas. Selain itu daun yang ditumbuk berguna untuk mengatasi sakit perut dan juga ditampal pada bisul dan kudis. Di Yucatan, daun jarak ditampal pada badan untuk merangsang peluh supaya dapat mengatasi demam panas. Manakala daun yang disapu minyak kelapa atau minyak salad dipercayai boleh mengatasi kejang otot dan bengkak di kaki dengan cara dibalut pada bahagian kaki yang bengkak. Di samping itu ia juga digunakan untuk mengatasi sakit gigi.
Di Brazil, air rebusan daun jarak digunakan untuk mengecutkan buasir dengan berendam di dalam airnya. Air rebusan ini juga boleh diminum untuk mengatasi masalah kolon. Di Cuba pula ia digunakan untuk merangsang buang air kecil dan mengatasi masalah kelenjar prostat yang bengkak. Manakala di Jamaica, ia digunakan untuk mengatasi bengkak-bengkak sendi. Di Bermuda pula daun yang ditumbuk lumat di sapu pada gusi yang bengkak.
Sumber : http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/~ahmad/tugasan/s3_99/norlie.htm
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| Monday, 12-Jun-2006 13:57 |
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TERATAI / LOTUS (Nymphaea)
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TERATAI / LOTUS (Nymphaea)
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TERATAI / LOTUS (Nymphaea)
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TERATAI
Lotus
Nymphaea
Lokasi : Lombong Tinggal, Batu Gajah, Perak
The lotus is an Asian water lily known for the delicate beauty of its water flowers. It possesses an amazing ability to flourish in a variety of environments ranging from clear ponds to muddy marshes. It is also known for its exceptionally hearty seed pods, which often plant themselves far from its source, bringing the beauty of the lotus blossoms everywhere.
Most seeds remain quiescent during a cold or dry season and germinate only with the coming of favorable growing conditions. Seeds that require special treatment to germinate, even when presented with adequate water and oxygen and favorable temperatures, are said to exhibit dormancy. Seeds with thick or waxy coats, which inhibit the entry of water and oxygen, may remain in a prolonged quiescent state. Seeds of the Indian lotus can germinate 200 years after they are shed. Most seeds, however, lose the ability to germinate within several years of shedding. Following the return of the rains, primitive peoples witnessed the rise of the undefiled water lily from the bottom of dried-up watercourses and considered the living blooms symbols of immortality and resurrection. The ancient Egyptians from the 4th dynasty greatly valued the sacred lotus, N. totus, in religious ceremonies and funerals.
Lotuses are 5 species of water lilies, three in the genus Nymphaea and two in Nelumbo; both genera are members of the water-lily family, Nymphaeaceae. Lotus is also the name of a genus in the pea family, Leguminosae, which contains such plants as the bird's-foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus. Nymphaea lotus, the Egyptian white lotus, is believed to be the original sacred lotus of ancient Egypt. It and the Egyptian blue lotus, N. caerulea, were often pictured in ancient Egyptian art.
The white lotus is a shallow-water, night-blooming plant with a creeping rootstock (rhizome) that sends up long-stalked, nearly circular, dark green leathery leaves, which float on the surface. The flowers, up to 25 cm (10 in) across, remain open until midday. The blue lotus is a smaller, less showy day-blooming plant.
The East Indian lotus, N. nucifera, found in southern Asia, was introduced into Egypt about 2,500 years ago but is no longer found in the Nile region. Its flowers are considered sacred by the Buddhists of India, Tibet, and China. The lotus, Nymphaea lotus, bears many-seeded, berrylike fruit and leathery, floating leaves that may reach 50 cm (20 in) across. The cup-shaped flowers of the lotus were often represented in ancient Egyptian art and architecture.
Extracted : http://www.anaflora.com/articles/fe-profiles/lotus-flower.html
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| Thursday, 8-Jun-2006 09:48 |
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Bunga Kantan / Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior )
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Torch Ginger (Bunga Kantan)
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Torch Ginger (Bunga Kantan)
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Torch Ginger (Bunga Kantan)
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Bunga Kantan
Torch Ginger
Etlingera elatior
Lokasi : Tepi Jalan, Gopeng, Perak
The torch ginger or wax flower (Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith) is believed native to Sulawesi (Celebes) and Jawa, Indonesia (Java). The plant is now grown in many tropical locations both for the extravagant 'flowers' and for food. In Malaysia, it is called kantan. The peduncles (stems) of the inflorescence are chopped and added to laksa pots (various curries or soups made with rice noodles).
The spectacular inflorescence rises from the rhizome to a height of 60 centimeters (24 inches) to more than a meter (40 inches). The individual flowers will appear from between the pinecone-like scales above the waxy bracts. The leaves grow in ranks from separate stalks along the rhizome. The leafy stalks are evergreen and get 4.5 to 6 meters (15 to 20 feet) tall. Note that in the photograph, the inflorescence is just starting to expand and the leaves are dried having been subjected to cold temperatures and winds.
Torch ginger has had numerous generic designations through the years: Alpinia, Phaeomoria, Nicolaia, and Elettaria. The taxonomy was tangled and confusing. And it was believed the genus contained only a handful of species.
In the 1980s, Rosemary Margaret Smith of the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh tackled the gingers and determined this plant belonged to Etlingera, a genus first described in 1792 by Paul Dietrich Giseke. Since then, Axel Dalberg Poulsen of the National Herbarium of the Netherlands has dedicated his studies to these glorious plants. He has discovered there are at least 70 species, many not yet described, spread from India to the Pacific Islands.
Extracted : http://www.killerplants.com/plant-of-the-week/20030901.asp
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