Flowers at eight o'clock, wild but efficacious

#### Hello Everyone *** ***  *** *** ### Flowers at eight o'clock, wild but efficacious *** *** **Flowers at eight (Turnera subulata) include one member of flowering plants. This flower belongs to the Turneraceae tribe. Another name for the eight o'clock flower is the cat's tongue (Javanese) and holly rose (English)** **This herbaceous plant is 60-90 cm tall and has roots with a length of 0.3-0.8 m. Green leaves 2-7 cm long and 1-4 cm wide. Single leaf, the leaves are elliptical with tapered ends and coarse jagged leaf edges. Leaf bones pinnate and have bud glands** **These flowers only bloom for a few hours, around 8 am until around 12 noon. Therefore, this type of plant is called an eight o'clock flower. Eighty flower varieties besides white ones, there are also yellow ones. The fruit of this plant is a wide egg shape with more than 30 seeds** **Turnera subulata is a type of plant similar to Turnera ulmifolia, but both are commonly called eight o'clock flowers. Only Turnera subulata has white flowers and has a smaller leaf size compared to the leaves of Turnera ulmifolia. Eight o'clock flowers are found growing wild on abandoned land, in fields, on burial land, on the edge of waterways, and generally grow in groups** **Plants originating from the West Indies and Mexico can be found in dry sand areas at an altitude of 10-250 meters above sea level, places exposed to direct sunlight or slightly protected. In Indonesia, eight o'clock flowers are often found in Java. , Sumatra and Kalimantan** **This flowering plant is known as an ornamental plant, pest control plants, and also as a medicinal plant. Based on research, this plant contains substances such as terpenoids, flavonoids, steroids, benzenoid, alkaloids, and lipids** **Parts of the plant used as medicine are leaves and roots. Leaves and roots are used to treat digestive disorders such as flatulence and no appetite, rheumatoid joints that are accompanied by swelling, swelling due to bruising, and weakness after recovering from serious illness** **For drugs taken, boil leaves or fresh roots as much as 15 grams. After cold, strain and drink the water. For external medicine, mash fresh leaves to taste, add enough whiting and mix well. Stick to boils or swollen and bruised parts, then wrap** **In addition, the presence of eight o'clock flowers in nature acts as a feed source for nectar-sucking wildlife, such as butterflies. The nectar produced by this plant can attract the presence of butterflies which can be used as a learning tool especially in the field of Biology** [source](https://www.greeners.co/flora-fauna/bunga-pukul-delapan-liar-namun-berkhasiat/) *** ***  *** *** ##### Welcome to my blog. Feel free to leave me if you have any comments.I hope this year brings nothing but the best !!!Photo by @gibran/ Oppo A57 camera Follow & restore @gibran ## THANKS YOU