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Renteng (Freycinetia insignis)

Renteng ( Freycinetia insignis ) is a species of plant in the Pandanaceae, herbaceous, climber, stems grow elongated, cylindrical, densely branched, grow in the forest canopy by attaching to the host tree using aerial roots and creating a network that spreads across the forest floor. F. insignis has leaves arranged spirally around the branch tips of the stem. Ribbon-shaped leaves, up to 80 cm long, 4 cm wide, shiny green on the upper side, pointed at the tip and prickly at the bottom of the midrib and along the edge. Flowers appear at the tips of the branches. The spikes are green and up to 7 cm long. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Pandanales Family: Pandanaceae Genus: Freycinetia Species: Freycinetia insignis Subspecies: Freycinetia insignis ssp. hispidula, Freycinetia insignis ssp. insignis

Sengiran (Pittosporum moluccanum)

Sengiran ( Pittosporum moluccanum ) is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae, small tree, up to 7 meters high, green leaves, elliptical to narrow elliptical, up to 17 cm long, up to 6 cm wide, sharp tip, narrow base and 1-1.5 cm long stalk. P. moluccanum has an inflorescence which is a collection of flowers. The fruit is red, capsule-shaped, elongated oval, sharp tip, 2 broken valves containing small and red seeds. This species grows in forests, plantations, roadsides, open or shaded areas. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Apiales Family: Pittosporaceae Genus: Pittosporum Species: Pittosporum moluccanum

Southern cone marigold (Tagetes minuta)

Southern cone marigold ( Tagetes minuta ) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, herb or shrub, upright, up to 2 meters high, cylindrical or square stem, green or red in color, smooth and shiny surface, grows in forests, roadsides and agricultural land. T. minuta has compound leaves 23 cm long, with up to 6 pairs of leaves with 1 at the tip and is green. The strands are elongated, 8 cm long, 1 cm wide, with sharp ends and serrated edges. Flowers in panicles. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae Tribe: Tageteae Genus: Tagetes Species: Tagetes minuta

Macadamia nut (Macadamia integrifolia)

Macadamia nut ( Macadamia integrifolia ) is a species of plant in the Proteaceae, small or medium tree, up to 15 meters high, cylindrical stem, many branches, reddish brown bark, grows in forests, roadsides and plantation land. M. integrifolia has elongated oval-shaped leaves, 20 cm long, up to 10 cm wide, 1 cm long stalk, dark green and shiny upper side, pale green lower side, a vein in the middle and linear, sharp tip, sharp-toothed margin or toothless. The flowers are in long panicles. The fruit is round or oval with a sharp tip, 4 cm long, young is dark green, old is brown. The outer fruit skin is up to 0.5 cm thick. The seeds are protected by a hard brown shell. Seeds are white. Seeds are edible. The seeds are boiled into camilah beans. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Subfamily: Grevilleoideae Tribe: Macadamieae Subtribe: Macadamiinae Genus: Macadamia Species: Macadamia integrifolia

Branched horsetail (Equisetum ramosissimum)

Branched horsetail ( Equisetum ramosissimum ) is a species of plant in the Equisetaceae, herbaceous, erect, cylindrical stem, tip forming a bulge, branched, up to more than 100 cm high, green and white powdery, linear wrinkled, segmented, segment length up to 6 cm , the segments produce branches, the segments are bright green or yellow. E. ramosissimum grows to form colonies in damp places, riverbanks, damp grasslands, riverbanks and edges of paths. and shingles with or without an erect main stem, can form colonies from underground roots. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Subclass: Equisetidae Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae Genus: Equisetum Subgenus: Hippochaete Species: Equisetum ramosissimum Subspecies: Equisetum ramosissimum ssp. debile, Equisetum ramosissimum ssp. ramosissimum Variety: Equisetum ramosissimum var. huegelii, Equisetum ramosissimum var. ramosissimum

Auriculate dichrocephala (Dichrocephala integrifolia)

Auriculate Dichrocephala ( Dichrocephala integrifolia ) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, herbaceous, erect, cylindrical stem, hairy, complete leaves arranged in a spiral, stalk up to 6 cm, ovate or lanceolate with large and wide serrated margins, up to 14 cm long, and up to 14 cm wide. 9 cm. D. integrifolia has flowers of different sizes, spreading stalks and fine hairs. Bisexual flowers are green or greenish yellow. The female flowers are numerous, grayish white and purple. Fruit is pale yellow. This species grows on roadsides, footpaths, river flows and edges of agricultural land, open to shaded areas, rocky areas and elevations of 500-3000 meters. This plant contains stearic acid, stigmasta-7,22-dien-3-ol, α-amyrin, epifriedelanol, methyl stearate, tritetracontane, routine. Often used to treat ulcers, fever, hypertension, wound medicine, boils, swelling, pneumonia, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, anticancer, medicine for malaria, hepatitis, tooth

Australasian crane's-bill (Geranium homeanum)

Australasian crane's-bill ( Geranium homeanum ) is a species of plant in the Geraniaceae, herbaceous, grows along the ground, lying or upright, up to 100 cm long, cylindrical stems, green or reddish in color, grows on the forest floor to the side of the road and forms colonies. G. homeanum has leaves with stalks up to 30 cm long and cylindrical in shape. The leaves are fan-shaped, up to 8-9 cm wide, the surface is flat like an umbrella, the margins are large and deeply serrated, the upper side is green, the lower side is pale green and sometimes reddish. Flowers have long stalks up to 4 cm. Fan-shaped flowers 0.5 cm wide, 5 pieces and white or reddish in color. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Geraniales Family: Geraniaceae Genus: Geranium Subgenus: Geranium Section: Chilensia Species: Geranium homeanum