Flower Button (Gomphrena globosa) is a plant that comes from America with hot climates. In addition to its name called Flower Button, this flower is also known by the name of Three Months Flower. In addition, it turns out that this flower is well known in other areas of Indonesia, as evidenced by the mention of his name is different in each region. In Jakarta, this flower is named Kembang Rakbol, while on the island of Bali people call it as Flower Ratna. Furthermore in Makassar, this flower is called the Flower Ta Malate, in Bugis Flower Te Malate, then in West Sumatra called Bungo Bandaharo and in the area of North Sumatra called Rondang a month.
Although in Jakarta this flower is often called Kembang Rakbol. But do not be mistaken, because in fact there are more plants that are similar to this button, whose name is Kembang Rakbol. The actual kembang Rakbol is: the shape of the flower is bigger than the Button Flower, and in Latin is called Brownea hybrida, while the Button Flower which the Jakarta people call the Kembang Rakbol is in Latin called Gomphrena globosa.
The button blower is a split-shaped flower, like a round cleaning brush. Shapes that look like sharp but soft scales are actually protective leaves that are very attractive colors, namely dark red, bright red or white. Flower buttons measuring about one to 3 cm. The 3-month development period, this is the reason why this plant is also referred to as the Three-Month Flower. The plant breeds with its seeds. If the planting is done by spreading the seeds tightly in the yard, then the result if this plant is already flowering will create a beautiful scenery, as if the tapestry was spread out in the yard. In Indonesia, this plant is planted as an ornamental plant to decorate the pages of the house or also the gardens in the city. Buttons can grow well in low-lying areas as well as in high-altitude hilly areas that reach 1000 meters above sea level. In its growth, this Flower Button plants desperately need direct sunlight. This plant is a plant or herbaceous terna plants that are not woody stems. This plant is still one tribe with spinach plant, which is about one year old. These buttons can flower all the time, not depending on a particular growing season. The stem of this plant is reddish green, enlarged on the branching branches. Single leaf, short stem, located opposite and crossed. Leaf blade is rounded breech shape until elongated, pointed tip, flat edge, green, white haired hair on the upper surface and smooth hair on the bottom surface. The flowers are single, out of the end of the stalk, rounded like a ball, dark red, purple, white or pink. Triangular fruit, wrapped by a thin layer of white, boxy seeds. The buttonkin leaves can be eaten as vegetables. In addition, this Button is also efficacious as cough medicine, drugs shortness of breath, peluk sputum and eye inflammatory drugs.
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