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National flower of South-East Asia Country
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| Cassia fistula |
1. THAILAND, National flower is Dok Khuen, Rachapruek, Golden shower tree, Cassia fistula . Family FABACEAE or LEGUMINOSAE
The golden shower tree is a medium-sized tree, growing to 10–20 metres (33–66 ft) tall with fast growth. The leaves are deciduous, 15–60 centimetres (5.9–24 in) long, pinnate with 3 to 8 pairs of leaflets, each leaflet 7–21 centimetres (2.8–8.3 in) long and 4–9 centimetres (1.6–3.5 in) broad. The flowers are produced in pendulous racemes 20–40 centimetres (7.9–16 in) long, each flower 4–7 centimetres (1.6–2.8 in) diameter with five yellow petals of equal size and shape. The fruit is a legume, 30–60 centimetres (12–24 in) long and 1.5–2.5 centimetres (0.59–0.98 in) broad, with a pungent odor and containing several seeds. The seeds are poisonous.[1] The tree has strong and very durable wood, and has been used to construct "Ahala Kanuwa", a place at Adams Peak, Sri Lanka, which is made of Cassia fistula ("ahala", "Ehela" or aehaela, ඇහැල in Sinhala) heartwood.
อ่านข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ (See more information at)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia_fistula
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| Plumeria alba |
2. LAOS, National flower is Champa, Plumeria alba. Family APOCYNACEAE
This 2-8m evergreen shrub has narrow elongated leaves, large and strongly perfumed white flowers with a yellow center.
อ่านข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ (See more information at)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumeria
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| Mitrella mesnyi |
3. CAMBODIA, National flower is Rumdul, Romduol, Mitrella mesnyi. Family ANNONACEAE
This plant has a yellowish-white flower with a single alternate leaf. It has a height of 8–12 m and a stem diameter of 20–30 cm. It gives out an attractive smell in the late afternoon and evening, a distinctive fragrance that can be smelled from a long distance.
The rumdul plant also bears edible fruits growing in clusters that will turn dark red when ripe.
The rumdul is very common in Cambodia, where another flower known by the same name is Melodorum fruticosum.
อ่านข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ (See more information at)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitrella_mesnyi
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| Nelumbo nucifera |
4. VIETNAM, National flower is Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera. Family NELUMBONACEAE
อ่านข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ (See more information at)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelumbo_nucifera
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| Pterocarpus indicus |
5. BURMA or REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR , National flower is Paduak, Pterocarpus indicus. Family FABACEAE or LEGUMINOSAE
It is a large deciduous tree growing to 30–40 m tall, with a trunk up to 2 m diameter. The leaves are 12–22 cm long, pinnate, with 5–11 leaflets, the girth is 12-34 m wide. The flowers are produced in panicles 6–13 cm long containing a few to numerous flowers; flowering is from February to May in the Philippines, Borneo and the Malay peninsula. They are slightly fragrant and have yellow or orange-yellow petals. The fruit is a semiorbicular pod 2–3 cm diameter, surrounded by a flat 4–6 cm diameter membranaceous wing (wing-like structure) which aids dispersal by the wind. It contains one or two seeds
อ่านข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ (See more information at)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterocarpus_indicus
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| Hibiscus rosa-sinensis |
6. MALAYSIA, National flower is Bunga Raya, Chinese Hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Family MALVACEAE
It is widely grown as an ornamental plant throughout the tropics and subtropics. The flowers are large, generally red in the original varieties
อ่านข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ (See more information at)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis
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| Vanda Miss Joaquim |
7. SINGAPORE, National flower is Vanda Miss Joaquim. Family ORCHIDACEAE : Vanda 'Miss Joaquim' is a cross between the Burmese Vanda teres and the Malayan Vanda hookeriana. The petals are twisted such that the back surface faces the front like it's parents. The two petals on the top and the top sepal are rosy-violet, while the 2 lateral sepals on the lower half are pale mauve. The large and board lip of the orchid which looks like a fan is colored violet-rose, and merges into a contrasting fiery orange that are finely spotted with dark purple center
อ่านข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ (See more information at)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanda_Miss_Joaquim
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| Phalaenopsis amabilis |
8. INDONESIA, National flower is Moon orchid, Phalaenopsis amabilis. Family ORCHIDACEAE
The rooting of P. amabilis is usually unbranched. The only times it would be branched are if the roots are damaged or if the individual has gotten old in age. The leaves of P. amabilis vary from oblong to elliptic at the base and obtuse, minutely, at the tip or apex and measures at 50 × 10 cm. The moon orchid's flower is showy, membranous, white, the lip, (the unpared petals of an orchid) which is three-lobed, and the callus are a variety of yellow and red depending on the individual plant. It is able to bloom for a long period of time and can grow up to 10 cm in diameter and more.
อ่านข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ (See more information at)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalaenopsis_amabilis
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| Dillenia suffruticosa |
9. BRUNEI, National flower is Simpor, Dillenia suffruticosa. Family DILLENIACEAE
This is a species of Dillenia found in tropical South East Asia in secondary forest and swampy ground. It is a large, evergreen shrub to 6 metres high. It flowers continuously with yellow flowers 10 to 12 cm wide.
อ่านข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ (See more information at)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillenia_suffruticosa
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| Jasminum sambac |
ซึ่งมักจะสับสนกับ Pandacaqui, Crape jasmine, Tabernaemontana divaricata วงศ์ Apocynaceae ซึ่งเป็นพุดชนิดหนึ่ง
10. THE PHILIPPINES, National flower is Sampaguita, Arabian Jasmine, Jasminum sambac. Family OLEACEAE
Jasminum sambac is an evergreen vine or shrub reaching up to 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) tall.The species is highly variable, possibly a result of spontaneous mutation, natural hybridization, and autopolyploidy. Only a few varieties reproduce by seed in the wild. Cultivated Jasminum sambac generally do not bear seeds and the plant is reproduced solely by cuttings, layering, marcotting, and other methods of asexual propagation.
The leaves are ovate, 4 to 12.5 cm (1.6 to 4.9 in) long and 2 to 7.5 cm (0.79 to 3.0 in) wide. The phyllotaxy is opposite or in whorls of three, simple (not pinnate, like most other jasmines). They are smooth (glabrous) except for a few hairs at the venation on the base of the leaf.
The flowers bloom all throughout the year and are produced in clusters of 3 to 12 together at the ends of branches.They are strongly scented, with a white corolla 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.2 in) in diameter with 5 to 9 lobes. The flowers open at night (usually around 6 to 8 in the evening), and close in the morning, a span of 12 to 20 hours.The fruit is a purple to black berry 1 cm (0.39 in) in diameter.
อ่านข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ (See more information at)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampaguita
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