Barringtonia asiatica has many medicinal uses and its wood is used to construct boats and huts

Posted by Jacqueline on June 28th, 2018 in Plants database

Barringtonia asiatica (Poison Fish Tree, Fish-killer Tree, Beach Barringtonia, Sea Poison Tree, Box Fruit, Putat Gajah/Laut in Malay)

Medium-sized tree of Barringtonia asiatica (Poison Fish Tree, Fish-killer Tree, Beach Barringtonia, Sea Poison Tree, Box Fruit, Putat Gajah/Laut in Malay), March 24 2018

Backaches and sore joints can be treated using its bark, leaves and fruits. Rheumatism can be treated using the fresh leaves while their juices are used to treat diarrhoea.

Intestinal worms can also be expelled by ingesting the seeds. The wood is used to construct boats and huts.

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Vallaris glabra is selected as the state flower of Malacca in Malaysia

Posted by Jacqueline on June 15th, 2018 in Plants database

Vallaris glabra (Bread Flower, Kerak Nasi and Bunga Kesidang in Malay)

Very attractive flowers of Vallaris glabra (Bread Flower, Kerak Nasi and Bunga Kesidang in Malay), March 15 2018

Valliris glabra or Bread Flower is selected as the state flower of historical city of Malacca in Malaysia

It produces very ornamental, highly scented, large, and bisexual flowers that are white and cup-shaped.

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Cornus florida is the state tree of Virginia and state flower of North Carolina

Posted by Jacqueline on June 11th, 2018 in Plants database

Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood, White Dogwood Tree)

Beautiful white flowers of Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood, White Dogwood Tree), March 14 2018

It is the state tree of Virginia and state flower of North Carolina.

Flowering Dogwood has lovely flowers in spring, attractive foliage  in summer and fall as well as colourful fruits in fall.

Native Americans used it as a treatment for malaria.
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Rafflesia arnoldii was officially recognised as a national rare flower in Indonesia

Posted by Jacqueline on June 7th, 2018 in Plants database

Rafflesia arnoldii (Corpse Lily, Corpse Flower, Bunga Bangkai in Indonesian Language)

Rafflesia arnoldii (Corpse Lily, Corpse Flower, Bunga Bangkai in Indonesian Language) is a flowering plant noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth, March 14 2018

It has a very strong and horrible odour of decaying flesh, earning it the nickname Corpse Flower.

It was officially recognised as a national rare flower in Indonesia.
Rafflesia is the official state flower of Sabah in Malaysia, as well as for the Surat Thani Province, Thailand.

Rafflesia is an endangered or threatened genus.
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Psychotria elata is commonly known as Hot Lips Plant for the shape of its bright red bracts that resemble two luscious lips

Posted by Jacqueline on May 7th, 2018 in Plants database

Psychotria elata (Hooker’s Lips, Hot Lips Plants, Hot Lips, Mick Jagger’s Lips)

Beautiful vibrant red lip-shaped bracts of Psychotria elata (Hooker's Lips, Hot Lips Plants, Hot Lips, Mick Jagger's Lips), March 12 2018The plant has become internet-famous because of its flowers or rather the shape of the red bracts (modified leaves) before the flowers mature.

From these bracts tiny white, stare-shaped flowers emerge.

It is commonly known as Hooker’s Lips or the Hot Lips Plant for the shape of its bright red bracts that resemble two luscious lips.
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