| Latin Name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Melastoma malabathricum | 28 01 2025 | North Acèh Regency, Acèh, Indonesia |
Hello everyone, how are you? I hope everything is fine, okay, come back with me at @radhi02 on this occasion I will explain about senduduk or in Latin Melastoma malabathricum
Senduduk (Melastoma malabatricum) is a shrub and belongs to the Melastomataceae family. This plant has bright purple flowers with hairy reddish stems, usually grows in open grasslands or forests. This plant comes from Melanesia, Japan, Australia and is widespread throughout the tropics, and can also be found in Indonesia. One of the distribution places is in Ndoso sub-district, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara. Does this plant exist in your area? Write in the comments, okay? Local people in Manggarai use the leaves of this plant to treat tumors. In Lampung, people use the fruit to mix writing ink. M. malabathricum can act as a phytoremediator for aluminum hyperaccumulators. In America, this plant is considered a noxious weed. This plant also has properties as a wound medicine. To do this, the leaves are chewed, crushed and applied to the wound as a paste, or finely chopped and squeezed. The juice is applied to the wound to stop bleeding. Meanwhile, boiled water from the leaves can be used to treat smallpox wounds by washing the wounds. Apart from that, it can also treat: Dysentery & stomach ache: Young leaves are cleaned then consumed raw. Toothache: Water boiled from the root is used as a mouthwash. Healing and strengthening the uterus for women who have just given birth by drinking boiled water from the roots. Uterine bleeding: 15g of seeds are roasted until black then boiled in 2 glasses of water until 1 glass remains, after cooling, filter and drink 2x a day, respectively. We know so many benefits. However, it would be a good idea to consult a doctor or herbalist before consuming sepadu. OK, here are some photos of the senduduk flower.
| Camera used | Smartphone |
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| Lens | Macro |
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| Photography | Melastoma malabathricum |
| Location | Aceh Indonesia |
| Photographer | @radhi02 |
| Link to original | community | |
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| Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259861681 | |
| Latitude Longitude | Map | |
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| =5.0578 | =96.8301 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Pante+jaloh+&button=#map=14/5.0578/96.8301 |
Very nice picture