KK Ng
Malacca, Malaysia.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject: Purple flower like orchid with stigma like saffron???? |
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What flower is this??? ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )
I have always wondered what this flower is?
It is a shrub and it grows in the wild in abundance in areas where the land is abandon especially around swampy areas like fringes of padi fields. I was told that the leaves have a antibiotic effect and is especially good for minor wounds ...... err I was told this when I was a kid  by some village folks. I knew of this plant and flower when I was about 7 years old and it a great plant to look for spider then.  The good old days.
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Love your childhood memory KKNg... that's got a neat looking pod on it as well as pretty blossoms.
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KK Ng
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Yes it was wonderful daisybeans , swimming in canals with the buffalos, fishing in ponds ....... 
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daisybeans
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Wow, KKNg, I have never known a person who could say they swam with buffalos! That is a cool childhood memory.
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digital flower
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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Looking at your plant I am going to guess a species of Tibouchina. It does have medicinal uses but not sure what they are.
It looks a little different than the plant that we use in the garden, Princess flower or Tibouchina urvilleana
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It looks more like the Tibouchina granulosa
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glendann
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I think your right digital flower and toni.
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KK Ng
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Thanks for the Christmas present , yes it is indeed Tibouchina granulosa and now after almost half a century I now only know that it is not native to my country. Maybe it came with the rubber tree ..... Merry Christmas All!!!!
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