Bundel (Marsypianthes chamaedrys)

Bundel (Marsypianthes chamaedrys) is a species of plant in the Lamiaceae, shrub, erect, cylindrical stem, branched, green, white hair, grows in open areas with lots of sunlight in forests, agricultural land, roadside at elevations up to 1000 meters.

M. chamaedrys has oval-shaped leaves, green, pinnate base, blunt tip, serrated margins, both sides rough and white hair, a vein in the middle with several small pinnate veins. The leaves have long stalks.

The flowers in panicles are round, purple or green, white hair and long stalks. Flowers are blue or purple or white and bloom alternately.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Subtribe: Hyptidinae
Genus: Marsypianthes
Species: Marsypianthes chamaedrys
Variety: Marsypianthes chamaedrys var. chamaedrys, Marsypianthes chamaedrys var. genuina

Mossman mahogany (Goniocheton arborescens)

Mossman mahogany ( Goniocheton arborescens ) is a species of plant in the Meliaceae, a small to large tree, up to 20-30 meters tall, flowering and fruiting when only 1 meter high, the trunk has a diameter of up to 45 cm, the bark is gray-brown, smooth or with light cracks. The leaves are opposite, 5 pairs or 10 pieces and petioles 0.5-1 cm long. The leaves are up to 18 cm long, up to 9 cm wide, a main vein in the middle with many small pinnate veins, a pointed tip, dark green upper side, lighter and glabrous underside. The inflorescence is an axillary thyrse measuring up to 8 cm covered with small yellow-brown hairs. Flowers about 10 mm long, creamy green to white, usually 5 petals 10 mm long and 2.2 mm wide. Stamen tubes arise from the base of the petals, 10 anthers 1 mm long at the distal end. The capsule fruit is round and slightly flat, up to 3 cm in diameter, bald, bright red and contains 5 seeds. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida...

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