Bunga-bunga taman Malaysia
(Garden flowers of Malaysia)

Nama (Malay Name)Ros Jepun Merah Jambu
= Bunga Gelang Merah Jambu
Keluarga (Family)PORTULACEAE
Nama Saintifik (Scientific Name)Portulaca grandiflora
Saiz Biasa (Size)4 cm
Nama Lain (Other Names)Pink Rose Moss
= Sun Plant
= 11 O'clock flower
  Nama Thai (Thai Name)   Khunn Naiy Tun Saiy See Chum Pu
  Praye Shang Hai See Chum Pu
  Nama Kambodia (Cambodian Name)   Pka Moung Dopt Pour Pka Chhouk
Jurufoto (Photographer)Nuruddin Jamin

Nota Ringkas (Short Notes)


Pokok Ros Jepun adalah herba yang merayap dan lenair. Di percayai berasal daripada Brazil. Jenis Ros Jepun Merah Jambu adalah satu jenis hibrid lama. Batangnya seperti jenis Ros Jepun Merah, berwarna perang. Daunnya berbentuk bulat bujur dan akan mendapat warna perang jika ditanam di cahaya matahari yangkuat.

The Rose Moss is a herb that creeps along the ground surface and is freshy. It is believed to have come from Brazil. The Pink Rose Moss is a long extablished hybrid. Like the Red Rose Moss, the stem of the Pink Rose Moss is redish in colour. The leaves are rounded and oval and will become reddish if grown under strong sunlight.

Rujukan (References)

     Buku (Books)

1.       Bunga-bungaan Malaysia; Ismail Saidin; (1977); Dewan Bahasa &
            Pustaka; Malaysia - mukasurat (page) 155
2.       Tropica; Alfred Byrd Graf; (1978, 1981); Roehrs Company; USA.
            - mukasurat (page) 1071, 831

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