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[David]

Started By: ruslanjamil
« Thread Started on Feb 2, 2007, 6:18pm »


Hi everyone...
Like a few others over here, I'm from the MAC forum. Have had a few CP before but have not had much success so far. Mainly Nepenthes and very recently Drosera from Lim.

Currently have 2 Nepenthes species from Sg. Buluh which I need help identifying. Somehow, the pitchers stop growing after a while. Had N. Bicalcurata, N. Ampullaria from MT before but maid killed off by not watering during a vacation.

Home location: Petaling Jaya
Work location: Bangsar

Hope to learn about ways to grow CP well in our conditions and eventually build up a collection of CP.

Cheers!

[David]

Reply: Robert
« Reply #1 on Feb 2, 2007, 8:32pm »


Hello Ruslan, welcome aboard for an exciting neps addiction

[David]

Reply: David
« Reply #2 on Feb 3, 2007, 9:04am »


Hi ruslan, glad you join us. I suspect one of the species you bought from sg. buloh is N. xventrata.

By the way, you wanna get more Neps? We have a thread in the Group Purchase section to buy from MT. Join us. We need to get more plants in order to get a discount too.

[David]

Reply: Isaac
« Reply #3 on Feb 5, 2007, 10:16am »


Hi Ruslan,

Welcome welcome. Seems like we all have similar addictions!

And I am a sucker for amps(ampullaria) too.

[David]

Reply: Ruslan
« Reply #4 on Feb 10, 2007, 10:15am »


Forgot to mention that I'm also into medicinal plants/herbs as well as fragrant plants...

[David]

Reply: David
« Reply #5 on Feb 10, 2007, 5:04pm »


That's interesting. What kind of medicinal plants are they? Anything for allergy and rashes?

[David]

Reply: Ruslan
« Reply #6 on Feb 12, 2007, 11:10pm »


Hmmm... allergy and rashes. I need to look it up but I don't think so. Some of the stuff that I have are:

Bunga Kenanga
Misai Kuching
Hempedu Bumi
Kantan
Patawali
Sambung Nyawa
Senduduk
Serai Wangi


http://www.melur.com for more info... especially the entry on periuk kera...

[David]

Reply: David
« Reply #7 on Feb 13, 2007, 9:15am »

Don mind explaining what each of these plants can do for us? I'm curious. Kinda interesting too.

[David]

Reply: Ruslan
« Reply #8 on Feb 14, 2007, 9:28pm »


Bunga Kenanga (Cananga Odorata)
Fragrant flower. I mainly keep it for this reason. Also called ylang ylang. The cultivated variety does not produce seeds.

Misai Kuching (Orthosiphon Stamineus)
Herb that's supposedly good for the bladder, urinary tract, diabetes, and hypertension. Also has diuretic and antiallergic properties according to http://www.misaikucing.com Extremely easy to propagate through stem cuttings.

Hempedu Bumi (Andrographis Paniculata)
Bitter herb. For cough, sore throat and liver. Propagation through small seeds.

Kantan (Etlingera Eliator)
Also known as torch ginger. Flower is used for cooking dishes such as laksa. Propagated like other gingers (split rhizome)

Patawali (Tinospora Tuberculata)
Creeper. Stem is really bitter. Good for diabetes as well. Stem cuttings root readily.

Sambung Nyawa (Gynura Procumbens)
Leaves can be eaten as a salad. Good for hypertension, high cholesterol & diabetes. Supposedly extends your lifespan, hence its name. Easy to propagate from stem cuttings.

Senduduk (Melastoma malabathricum)
Shrub with purple flowers, commonly found by the roadside. There's a variety with white flowers. Used to treat menstural cramps. Fruits are eaten by birds and scattered all over.

Serai Wangi (Cymbopogon Nardus)
Looks similar to normal serai but smells different. Used to make citronella oil. Propagation identical to serai.

[David]

Reply: David
« Reply #9 on Feb 15, 2007, 1:13pm »

Thanks for the detail explaination. I've PM you on some additional query...