Taman Tasik Cyberjaya

Photos on a cloudy day at Taman Tasik Cyberjaya.

These brilliant pink flower with five petals and yellow stigma are locally known as senduduk. The shoots, leaves, roots and flowers are edible and has medicinal value. It can grow up to 3 meters in height.

Scientific name: Melastoma malabathricum L.
Common name: Singapore rhododendron
Local name: Senduduk
Family: Melastomatacea

Scientific name: Nepenthes gracilis Korth.
Common name: Slender Pitcher Plant, Monkey Cup
Local name: Periuk Kera
Family name: Nepenthaceae