Flowers ashar also known as four o'clock flower

Flowers ashar also known as four o'clock flower orFour o'clock plant which in Latin is called Mirabilis jalapa L. Although the interest Asr or four o'clock flower flower native to Indonesia but not from Mexico, but the interest ashar set as the flora identity Lampung province.

Named flowers and flower asar Asr or four o'clock in the habit because of this flower that blooms in the afternoon around four o'clock so that in earlier times people used it as an 'entry Lampung Asr prayer time.Because of the interest Asr or four o'clock flower often planted in pekarang or in front of the mosque.

Plant ornamental is often referred to as kederat, segerat, tegerat (Java), Noja (Bali), at the AMPA (Minahasa), flower tete what, flowers parangghi (Makassar), flowers parengki (Bugis), lore laka ( Timor), kupa Oras (Ambon), Cako shutter (Ternate), flower asar (Lampung), flower early afternoon, kempang four o'clock flower small time (Malay).

Flowers Asr or four o'clock flower

While in English the flower is called Four o'clock plant .The Latin name of plants are Mirabilis jalapa . The name "Jalapa" is taken from the name of a town in Mexico. Synonyms include Jalapa congesta Moench,Nyctago jalapae (L.) DC., Mirabilis xalapa Noronha,Mirabilis suaveolens Billb. ex Beurl., and Mirabilis planiflora Trautv.

Distinctive Flowers Asr . Ornamentals has a flowershaped like a small trumpet. Flower color varied according to type. There are red, white, yellow, sometimes even within a single tree there are mixed colors.

Stem flowers Asr ( Mirabilis jalapa ) erect, rounded, smooth surface, and branched with a height of about 50-80 cm. The leaves are heart-shaped with a pointed end. Long leaves about 3-15 cm with a width of between 2-9 cm. The seeds are round wrinkled. At a young age the seeds are green, then turn black blackish.Finally when fully ripe black color.

Although not a native plant Indonesia , but interest is growing ashar now scattered in various regions in Indonesia. Plants are then set to be the typical flowers Lampung province can be grown in the lowlands to elevations of 1,200 meters above sea level areas.Propagation of this plant can be done by seed.

Flowers Asr or four o'clock flower

Utilization of Mirabilis Jalapa . Four o'clock flower or flower ashar but used as a marker of the inclusion of the Asr prayer time, since time immemorial been used for a variety of needs.

One of the benefits ashar interest is as a medicinal plant . Some parts that can be used as a drug, among others, the leaves of Mirabilis jalapa is efficacious as a cure ulcers and roots that can be used to treat constipation and swelling. Another benefit is that the seeds can be used as a powder after adding the other ingredients.

Gratitude, flowers or flower ashar four or Four o'clock plant or Mirabilis jalapa not include one of the rare plants in Indonesia . Although today is now rarely used as a marker of the inclusion of Asr prayer time.

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Plantae; Division: Magnoliophyta; Class: Magnoliopsida; Order: caryophyllales; Family: nyctaginaceae; Genus: Mirabilis; Species: Mirabilis jalapa .