Bunga-bunga taman Malaysia
(Garden flowers of Malaysia)

Nama (Malay Name) Bunga Kebangsaan Malaysia
= Bunga Raya
= Bunga Pepulut
Keluarga (Family) MALVACEAE
Nama Saintifik (Scientific Name) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (L.)
Saiz Biasa (Size) 10 cm
Nama Lain (Other Names) Malaysian National Flower
= Hibiscus
= Shoe flower
= Chinese Hibiscus
  Nama Cina(Chinese Name) M   Mu(4) Ji(3)n Hua(1)
  = Guo(2) Hua(1)
  = Da(4) Ho(2)ng Hua(1)
  Nama Tamil (Tamil Name)   Semparuthi Poo
Jurufoto (Photographer) CS Ooi

Nota Ringkas (Short Notes)


Bunga raya ialah Bunga Kebangsaan Malaysia. Bunga yang digambarkan di sini merupakan jenis Bunga Raya yang mula-mulanya berasal dari China, justeru nama saintifiknya "sinensis" yang bermakna cina. Pada masa kini ada banyak jenis Bunga Raya kacukkan dimana warna, corak dan saiz bunga berlain telah dihasilkan. Di Kuala Lumpur, satu taman yang terkenal, iaitu "Taman Bunga Raya K.L." telah di khaskan untuk menanam dan pamiran berjenis-jenis Bunga Raya serta lain bunga sekeluarga dengannya.

The Hibiscus is the National Flower of Malaysia. This flower pictured here is closest to the original hibiscus flower first introduced from China, thus it's scientific name "sinensis" meaning chinese. Today many hybrids of hibiscus are produced in various colours, petal shapes, and sizes, In Kuala Lumpur, a whole garden is dedicated to the growing and display of a very vast varieties of the hibiscus flowers and its relatives. This is the well known "Hisbiscus Garden of K.L.".

Rujukan (References)

     Pokok (Plants)

1.       Taman Bunga Raya (The Hibiscus Park), Kuala Lumpur.

     Buku (Books)

1.       Bunga-bungaan Malaysia; Ismail Saidin; (1993); Dewan Bahasa &
            Pustaka; Malaysia mukasurat (page) - 88, 89, 282
2.       Malaysian Flowers in Colour; H.F. Chin; (1977); Tropical Press Sdn Bhd.;
            Malaysia. mukasurat (page) - 36
3.       Tropica; Alfred Byrd Graf; (1978, 1981); Roehrs Company; USA.
            mukasurat (page) - 1017, 626
4.       Wayside Trees of Malaya Vol 1 & 2; EJH Corner; (1940, 1952); Government
            Printer; Singapore. mukasurat (page) - 442

Inquiries     (Pertanyaan)
Ooi Chooi Seng P.P.N.,
259 Jalan 17/8,
46400 Petaling Jaya
January 2002