Oleh / By: NORAIDA ARIFIN
| Nama Tempatan: | Akar Pisang / Bunga Pisang-Pisang |
| Nama Saintifik: | Desmos chinensis lour |
| Nama Lain: | Akar kenanga, kenanga hutan, kenanga bangkok, akar pisang-pisang,
pepisang, merpisang, pisang-pisang buku, tepang, pagar anak, akar sugi-sugi, akar sesugi, akar singga, sekenchong, sempoh barok, akar miriam, jari ayam, akar darah, Rungus, giring-giring, Dwarf ylang-ylang shrub |
| Famili: | Annonaceae |
| Lokasi Gambar: | Tumbuhan hiasan di Halaman |
| Asal: | Asia Tenggara |
PENGENALAN:
Tumbuhan ini biasa ditanam menghiasi halaman terutamanya di kawasan perkampungan Melayu di Malaysia. Bunganya menyerupai bunga kenanga dengan bau yang sangat harum dan manis seperti bau pisang bunga atau pisang berangan yang masak ranum. Ia berwarna hijau ketika muda dan akan berubah menjadi hijau kekuningan apabila matang. Ia boleh membiak dengan dua cara iaitu keratan batang (biasanya kaedah grafting atau tut lebih berjaya) dan melalui biji benih. Buahnya berbentuk gugusan buah yang dipegang oleh satu tangkai buah. Buahnya berbentuk lonjong dengan bahagian hujung yang meruncing. Lapisan isinya lembut dan agak nipis dengan saiz biji yang hampir menyamai saiz buah.
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KEGUNAAN:
Merupakan sejenis tumbuhan memanjat, ia biasanya dijadikan tumbuhan untuk gerbang atau pergola. Ia juga sering dijadikan sebagai tanaman hiasan landskap, lebih-lebih lagi di kawasan perkampungan.
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| Common Name: | Akar Pisang / Bunga Pisang-Pisang |
| Scientific Name: | Desmos chinensis lour |
| Other Name: | Akar kenanga, kenanga hutan, kenanga bangkok, akar pisang-pisang,
pepisang, merpisang, pisang-pisang buku, tepang, pagar anak, akar sugi-sugi, akar sesugi, akar singga, sekenchong, sempoh barok, akar miriam, jari ayam, akar darah, Rungus, giring-giring, Dwarf ylang-ylang shrub |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Location: | Tumbuhan hiasan di Halaman |
| Origin: | Asia Tenggara |
INTRODUCTION:
This plant is normally planted as a landscape/decorative plant, especially in the Malay villages in Malaysia. The flowers are almost identical to the Cananga flower, with a pungent and sweet smell similar to a banana flower?s scent or a ripe Cooking Banana. The colors will change from a shade of green during its younger stage to a yellow-green shade when ripe. It is able to reproduce with two different methods; which is by stem cutting (usually having the Grafting method or tutting method to work better) and by seedlings. The fruits come in clusters which is held by a stalk and the shapes are oval with a pointed end. Its contents are soft and thinner, while the size of the seeds are almost equal to the size of the fruit.
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USAGE / BENEFITS:
This plant is a type of climbing plant and is often used to decorate gates or pergolas. This plant is normally planted as a landscape/decorative plant, especially in the Malay villages in Malaysia.
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