Photo taken in Bedok Reservoir Park. #sgflowers
- Scientific Name: Melastoma malabathricum
- Also Known As: Singapore rhododendron, Senduduk
- The flower opens only for one day, opening at about 8am and closing in the late afternoon, the petals falling off a few days later. It has been declared a noxious weed in the United States.
- Uses: The sour young leaves are eaten with food in Java, while the leaves and roots are used in traditional treatments of diarrhoea and dysentery.Powdered leaves may be sprinkled over wounds, roots used for a mouthwash for toothache. It is even used to treat elephants! The fruits may also be used to obtain a black dye, while the ashes of the plant is used to fix dyes.
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