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Mirabilis jalapa, the marvel of Peru[1] or four o'clock flower, is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis plant, and is available in a range of colors. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa (or Xalapa) is the state capital of Veracruz in México. Mirabilis jalapa was cultivated by the Aztecs for medicinal and ornamental ...
Tacca integrifolia is a herb growing from a thick, cylindrical rhizome as long as 12 cm (5 in) and a diameter of 3 cm (1 in). Its oblong-elliptical or lanceolate leaf blades are borne on long stems, some 50 by 20 cm (20 by 8 in) including the petioles, with tapering bases and slender pointed tips. White batflowers that grow in hilly areas are ...
Indonesian provinces floral emblems. Each of 34 Provinces of Indonesia also have native plants used as floral emblems. This is a list of Indonesian floral emblems, which represent the provinces of Indonesia. Aceh - Bunga Jeumpa (Magnolia champaca) [6] North Sumatra - Kenanga (Cananga odorata) [7] West Sumatra - Pohon Andalas (Morus macroura) [8]
The flowers open when they are in sunlight and close at night. [10] They are pollinated by small bees and flies. Seeds develop in green pods 4 to 6 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long, and ripen before the foliage goes dormant. The seeds are round and black to orange-red when ripe, and have white elaiosomes, which are eaten by ants. [8]
The inflorescence is a nodding group, or cyme of flowers located at the end of the arched stems. [3] The flower buds are pink, and the opened flowers are usually light blue, but occasionally pink and rarely white. [2] The flowers have 5 shallow lobes fused into a tube at the base of the flower, five stamens, and a central pistil . [3]
Common names for Scaevola species include scaevolas, fan-flowers, half-flowers, and naupaka, the plants' Hawaiian name. The flowers are shaped as if they have been cut in half. Consequently, the generic name means "left-handed" in Latin. [5] Many Hawaiian legends have been told to explain the formation of the shape of the flowers. In one ...
Trillium grandiflorum is a perennial that grows from a short rhizome and produces a single, showy white flower atop a whorl of three leaves. Flowering stems are 20–40 cm tall. [6] The leaves are often called bracts as the "stem" is then considered a peduncle (the rhizome is the stem proper, aboveground shoots of a rhizome are branches or ...
Figlar [1][2] Magnolia × alba, also known as the white champaca, white sandalwood, or white jade orchid tree, [4] is a flowering plant of hybrid origin that is commonly cultivated in Southeast Asia and tropical regions of East Asia. Although the exact origin is uncertain, it is considered to be a hybrid of Magnolia champaca and Magnolia montana.