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National Botanic Gardens Shah Alam (Malay: Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam or TBNSA) is a national botanic garden in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. [1] It is incorporated in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries. With area of 817 hectares, it is the habitat of flora and fauna, also a recreational destination in the Klang Valley. [2]
[10] The puspa langka ("rare flower") is padma raksasa rafflesia ( Rafflesia arnoldii ). All three were chosen on World Environment Day in 1990, [ 13 ] and enforced by law through Presidential Decree ( Keputusan Presiden ) No. 4 1993, [ 14 ] On the other occasion, bunga bangkai ( Titan arum ) was also added as puspa langka together with rafflesia .
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /). [5] [6] The term 'angiosperm' is derived from the Greek words ἀγγεῖον / angeion ('container, vessel') and σπέρμα / sperma ('seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed within a fruit.
The cultivation of ornamental plants in gardening began in ancient civilizations around 2000 BC. [5] Ancient Egyptian tomb paintings of 1500 BC show physical evidence of ornamental horticulture and landscape design.
A golden tree, part of the bunga mas sent by one of the northern Malay states to the Siamese court, collection of Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur. The bunga emas dan perak (lit. "golden and silver flowers", Thai: ต้นไม้เงินต้นไม้ทอง RTGS: ton mai ngoen ton mai thong), often abbreviated to bunga mas (Jawi: بوڠا مس "golden flowers"), was a form of ...
Common jasmine. Jasmine (botanical name: Jasminum; / ˈ j æ s m ɪ n əm / YAS-mih-nəm) [5] is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family of Oleaceae. [4] [6] [7]: 193 It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania.
The inflorescence can reach over 3 m (10 ft) in height. [8] [9] The inflorescence of an arum consists of a tall fragrant spadix of flowers wrapped by a spathe, shaped like an upside-down bell, resembling a petal. The spathe is deep green with cream-coloured specks on the outside, and dark burgundy red or maroon on the inside.
Lobelia erinus in an alpine border. Lobelia (/ l oʊ ˈ b iː l i ə, l ə-/ [4] [5] [6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species, [7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions. [8]