Bush morning glory (Ipomoea carnea)

Krangkungan or kangkung pagar or bush morning glory (Ipomoea carnea) is a plant species in Convolvulaceae, growing along waterways, inundated areas and empty fields. Flower shaped trumpet, purple-white or red-white. Green and heart-shaped leaves.

I. carnea is a bush, can withstand drought for up to 6 months, grows sideways but sometimes stands up to 1-2 m tall and likes lots of sun. The stem is hollow, soft and not woody, gummy, many segments, branched and green-brown color.

Fast growing plants where shoots emerge from seeds and stems. The petiole has a length of 1.5-2.5 cm, the leaf is angled and elongated with a heart-shaped base and a tapered tip, 6-25x4-17 cm, young leaves have fine hair.

Flowers have a rounded base, fall, rounded petals and 5-6 mm long and honey glands are located in the hallway. Stamen embedded in the tube, two stems are longer than the other. The anthers are white and have two balls. Egg-shaped fruit, 1.5-2 cm long, has 2-4 spaces with 4 black seeds.

All parts of the bush morning glory are poisonous to livestock, but the leaves are useful as a lozenges, oil from the seeds for hair fertilizers and boils. The leaves contain alkaioids, saponins, flavonoids and tannins. The stem is a paper material and has medicinal properties including marsillin and anticonvulsants.

I. carnea has two subspecies: Ipomoea carnea carnea and Ipomoea carnea fistulosa. These plants are home to the community of Aspidimorpha miliaris, Physomerus grossipes, Charidotella sexpunctata, Valanga nigricornis, Hierodula patellifera, Prionolomia heros, Anoplocnemis phasianus and others.

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: I. carnea
Subspecies: I. carnea carnea and I. carnea fistulosa

Silver halfbeak (Dermogenys pusilla)

Julung or wrestling halfbeak or silver halfbeak ( Dermogenys pusilla ) is a species of animal in Zenarchopteridae, small fish, slender, very long mandible, silver or golden or reddish color, live in fresh water, rivers and ditches that have fast currents. D. pusilla has sexual dimorphism. Females are larger in size and grow up to 7 cm. The male is about 5.5 cm tall and usually has black patches on the chest, red patches on the dorsal fin and golden or yellow patches on the dorsal fin. Silver halfbeak forages on the surface especially small invertebrates including crustaceans, insect larvae, mosquitoes and flying insects that fall to the surface of the water. The upper jaw is raised to open the mouth. Females give birth to about 20 offspring after a gestation period of one month. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Beloniformes Family: Zenarchopteridae Genus: Dermogenys Species: Dermogenys pusilla

Juba's bush (Iresine diffusa)

Bloodleaf Iresine or Juba's bush ( Iresine diffusa ) is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae, a shrub with erect or creeping stems and branching, red, flowers in panicles at the end of the stem, growing in moist or slightly wet places. I. diffusa grows upright up to 2 meters high, stems have grooves, not woody, red and continuous segments. Leaves oval or elongated, blunt base, pointed tip, up to 14 cm long and up to 7 cm wide. A bone in the center, several pinnate veins and red, flat edge, upper surface red and black, lower surface red. Flowers are small, greenish-white, panicle 40 cm long, males are more open, females are compact and 1 mm long. Seeds 0.5 mm. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Subfamily: Gomphrenoideae Genus: Iresine Species: Iresine diffusa Form: Iresine diffusa f. herbstii

Redflower ragleaf (Crassocephalum crepidioides)

Sintrong or ebolo or thickhead or redflower ragleaf ( Crassocephalum crepidioides ) are plant species in Asteraceae, terma height 25-100 cm, white fibrous roots, generally grow wild on the roadside, yard gardens or abandoned lands at altitude 200- 2500 m. C. crepidioides has erect or horizontal stems along the soil surface, vascular, soft, non-woody, shallow grooves, green, rough surface and short white hair, aromatic fragrance when squeezed. Petiole is spread on stems, tubular and eared. Single leaf, spread out, green, 8-20 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, longitudinal or round inverted eggshell with a narrow base along the stalk. Pointed tip, flat-edged or curved to pinnate, jagged rough and pointed. The top leaves are smaller and often sit. Compound flowers grow throughout the year in humps that are arranged in terminal flat panicles and androgynous. Green cuffs with orange-brown to brick-red tips, cylindrical for 13-16 mm long and 5-6 mm wide. The crown is yellow with a brownish red...

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