Gumamela (Hibiscus)

About Gumamela Gumamela is a shrub that grows from one meter up to 4 meters high. Gumamela is also known as: Hibiscus, China Rose and Shoeflower. In the Philippines, gumamela is cultivated as an ornamental plant. The gumamela flower comes in many colors: red, yellow, orange, white, purple, pink and other color combinations. Gumamela leaves, usually blended with Rose Hip has long been used in the Middle East and Okinawa as herbal tea. Today, the use of gumamela tea is gaining worldwide popularity - including Asia. Gumamela (Hibiscus) is associated with longevity. Gumamela as Herbal Medicine As herbal medicine, gumamela flower, leaves and roots are used. Gumamela has the following medicinal characteristics: expectorant, diuretic, emollient, anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, anodyne and refrigerant.

Clorophytum comosum (Spider Plant)

San Francisco Plant (Codiaeum variegatum) Etymology - Chlorophytum derives from the Greek words chloros meaning yellow-green, and phyton meaning plant. The specific epithet comosum refers to the leaves, from the Greek word kome, a tuft of hairs, relating to the leaves arranges in a rosette. (5) Botany Chlorophytum comosum is tufted grass-like perennial herb growing to a height of 60 centimeters. Leaves are narrow-linear, blunt at the tip, up to 2 cm wide, recurved, glossy, solid green. The variegated form may be pale green with white longitudinal stripes. Flowering racemes are long, pendulous. Flowers are white, up to 20 centimeters. Fruit is a 3-angled capsule with 3 to 5 black, flat and shiny seeds. Distribution - Recently introduced to the Philippines. - Suited for use as ground-cover. - Propagated by division of rhizomes and from plantlets. - Native to South Africa, where it is effective in steep embankments to combat soil erosion. (5) Constituents • Study isolated three new spirostanol pentaglycosides and four known saponins. • Major phytochemicals from the plants are steroidal saponins, proteins and carbohydrates. • Root tubers have yielded three sapogenins (gitogenin, hecogenin and tigogenin) and saponins (gitonin and desgalactotigonin). (6) • Nutrition analysis showed the ash value at 10.38% , fat 2%, protein 4.6%, phytic acid 4.7 mg/g, phenolic compounds 1.4 mg/g, fat value 2%, iron 1.89 mg/g, zinc 0.76 mg/g, sodium 4 mg/g, potassium 4.3 mg/g. (12) Properties • Studies have suggest antitumor, antiproliferative, indoor air-purifying, phytoremediative, burn wound healing properties. Parts utilized Roots Uses Edibility • Roots are reportedly edible.

San francisco plant

San Francisco Plant (Codiaeum variegatum) A.K.A. Joseph's Coat or Croton you may be well familiar with this kind of plant as to those who have brought this for their projects on their elementary days. It is an endemic plant to some parts of Asia, including the Philippines. This flashy ornamental plant is favored for being easy to take care of and can be placed indoors (just make sure to place it under some sunlight for at least 2 hours a day for a maximum bloom of its leaves).

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Gabi Gabi (caladiums)

Caladiums have big, heart-shaped leaves that display amazing color combinations of white, pink, red and green. The plants love hot, humid weather and grow best in full to partial shade, though most varieties can also be grow in full sun as long as they get plenty of water. This gives you many more options for planting caladiums in your garden and landscape, and for combining them with other sun loving annuals, perennials and bulbs. Though caladiums rarely flower, their beautiful leaves guarantee a colorful show wherever they are planted -- beneath trees, between shrubs, in perennial borders or in containers.

Bougainvella

Bougainvillea (/ˌbuːɡɪnˈvɪliə/ or /ˌboʊɡɪnˈvɪliə/) is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, or trees. The inflorescence consists of large colourful sepallike bracts which surround three simple waxy flowers. It is native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina. Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus. Bougainvillea are also known as buganvilla (Spain), bugambilia (Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba), Cherei (Manipur, Philippines), bouganvel (India), bunga kertas (Indonesia, Malaysia), bougenville (Pakistan), Kaghazi (Iran), Napoleón (Honduras), jahanamiya (Arab World), veranera (Colombia, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama), trinitaria (Colombia, Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic & Venezuela), Santa Rita (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay), papelillo (Northern Peru), primavera (Brazil), Drillingsblume (triplet flower, Germany), vukamvilia (Greece) , bagan bilash (Bangladesh), feung fah (Thailand) or Saron / Saron Par / Sarawn (in Mizoram, India).