Wildflowers and Garden Flowers of Sumedang, Indonesia

Kota leutik camperenik
Najan leutik tapi resik
Ngaliwat Cadas Pangeran 
Mmmh, Kota Sumedang

Dipapaes ku Cipeles
Tampomas nu matak waas
Cimalaka pamandian
Ngagenyas caina herang

It’s a part of a Sundanese song, which is written by Doel Sumbang. The song is about Sumedang, a regency in West Java. A small, green and beautiful regency. Sumedang has a famous mountain, it’s called Tampomas Mountains. That song told how beautiful it was.

But, Tampomas Mountains is also famous for its significant amount of sand. So, there’re mining activities. According to Bahtiar (2016) in Sumedang Ekspress, some of them are illegal mining. As a result, some areas have been damaged. I ever went there, I saw it by myself, I thought it’s not Tampomas that I knew. It looks like a desert.

The impact has been felt directly by the local people. For example, the air temperature has increased, as well as the number of springs around the area has decreased in discharge (Kabar Sumedang, 2014).

Actually, Sumedang Government has made regulations that can minimise environmental degradation. But it still needs to be improved, especially in calculating losses due to environmental damage. In fact, development must pay attention to three pillars, namely social, economic and environmental. An equilibrium of the three pillars is needed so that development can be achieved that can prosper the community by paying attention to environmental sustainability (Cimalaka Government, 2018).

All of this reminds me of the limestone area. We can protect it if we know about the area its self, particularly the living things. Maybe like Tony did (I’ve written about this). And I don’t know why the quote “One will never know what he lost if he never knows what he had (Wong and Arshad, 2011)”, it always resound in my head.

Honestly, I lived around the Tampomas Mountain too. My area is in opposite mountainside with the mining area. But. It’s still nature, that we should protect. I don’t have any power to protect it. But maybe I can do something. As Indonesian proverbs, "Tak kenal, maka tak sayang". That means "you can't love what you don't know". "Not knowing, then do not care". So here, I have tried to record living things, starting from where I lived. At least we know what the names of them and how valuable they are. For now, I show you about wildflowers and garden flowers. 

*For identification, I tried to compare the flowers that I observed with several sites on the internet: 1611 wildflower, iNaturalist app or iNaturalist, CABI.  But there're some flowers unidentified.

I. Magnolipsida

Acanthaceae

• Browne's pyramidatum

Blechum pyramidatum

• Creeping Foxglove

Rumput Ganda Rusa (Indonesian),  Asytasia gangetica

• Flamingo Flower

Kembang Air Mancur (Sundanese), Justicia carnea

• Water Willow

Justicia procumbens

• Willow Leaf

Ganda Rusa (Indonesian), Justicia gendarussa

Amaranthaceae (Spinach Family)

•  Hookweed

Bayam Pasir (Indonesian), Cyathula prostrata

• Alternanthera ficoidea

Kriminil (Sundanese), Alternanthera ficoidea

Apocynaceae

• Adenium 

Adenium obesum

Araceae

• Zamioculcas

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Araliaceae

• Semanggi Gunung,

 Antanan Beurit (Sundanese), Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Asteraceae (Aster, Daisy, Composite Sunflower Family)

• Billy Goat Weed

Jukut Bau/Babadotan (Sundanese), Ageratum conyzoides

• Biter Bush

Kirinyuh (Sundanese), Chromolaena odorata

• False Daisy

Urang Aring (Sundanese), Eclipta alba

• Fireweed

Sintrong (Sundanese), Crassocephalum crepidioides

• Ironweed

Sawi Langit (Indonesian), Vernonia albicans

• Lilac Tasselflower

 Tempuh wiyang (Indonesian), Jonge (Sundanese) (Emilia sonchifolia)

• Marsh Para Cress

Jotong Kecil (Indonesian), Acmella uliginosa

• Synedrella

 Jotang Kuta (Indonesian), Babadotan lalaki, (sundanese), (Synedrella nodiflora)

• Sembung 

Blumea balsamifera

• Sunflower

Bunga Matahari (Indonesian), Heliantuhs annuus

• Zinnia

Sumur Bandung (Sundanese), Bunga Kertas (Indonesian), Z. elegans

Basellaceae (Madeira-vine Family)

• Heartleaf Maderavine Madevine

Binahong (Indonesian), Anredera cordifolia

Campanulaceae

• Star of Bethlehem

Gorejat, Ki Tolod (Sundanese), Isotoma longifora

Cleomaceae 

• Fringed Spider

Maman Ungu (Indonesian),(Cleome rutidosperma)

Cucurbitacea

• Angled Loofah

Oyong (Indonesian), Emes Sundanese), (Luffa acutangula)

Euphorbiaceae

• Aveloz

Patah Tulang (Indonesian), Ki Tulang (Sundanese), Euphorbia tirucalli

• Coral Plant

Jarak Tintir (Indonesian), Penisilin (Sundanese), Jatropha multifida 

• Garden spurge

Patikan Kuda (Indonesian), Euphorbia hirta

Fabaceae (Legum, bean, or pea family)

• Butterfly Pea

Bunga kupu-kupu, Centro (Indonesian), Centrosema pubescens

• Humble Plant

Putri Malu (Indonesian), Jukut riut (Sundanese), Mimosa pudica

• Jicama

Bangkuang (Sundanese), Bengkuang (Indonesian), Pachyrhizus erosus

• Uraria lagopus

Uraria lagopus

Gesneriaceae

• Saintpaulia ionantha

Saintpaulia ionantha

Lamilaceae (Mint or Deadnettle Family)

• Country Potato

Kentang Hitam (Indonesian), Coleus rotundifolius

• Lion's Ear

Pependulan (Sundanese), Leonotis nepetifolia

• River Sage

Salvia misella

Liderniaceae

• Sparrow Lidernia/Sparrow False Pimperne

Lindernia antipoda

• Brittle False Pimpernel

Lindernia crustacea

Malvaceae

• Caesarweed

Pungpulutan/Pungpurutan (Sundanese) (Urena lobata)

Mazaceae

• Japanese mazus

Mazus pumilus

Melastomataceae

• Koster's Curse

Harendong Bulu (Sundanese), Clidemia hirta

Moraceae 

• Oakleaf Fig

Amis Panon (Sundanese), (Ficus montana)

• Kuciap

Kuciap (Sundanese),  Awar-awar (Javanese), Ficus septica

Nyctaginaceae

• Four O'Clock Flower

Bunga Pukul Empat (Indonesian), Kembang Sore Isuk (Sundanese), Mirabilis jalapa

Onagraceae

• Mexican Primrose Willow

Cacabean (Sundanese), Ludwigia octovalis

Oxalidaceae

• Creeping Woodsorrel

Calingcingan (Sundanese), Oxalis corniculata

• Sleeping Beauty

Calingcing (Sundanese), Oxalis barrelieri

Peperaceae (Pepper Family)

• Shiny Bush

Rangu-rangu (Sundanese), Suruhan (Indonesian) Perperomia pellucida

Phyllanthaceae

• Star Gooseberry/Sweet Leaf

Katuk (Sundanese), Sauropus androgynus

Portulacaceae

• Krokot

Krokot  (Indonesian), Portulaca oleracea

Urticaceae

• Rockweed

Pilea microphylla 

Verbenaceae

• Blue Porterweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicenses

Unknown 

•  Species 1

It looks like Euphorbia 

• Species 2

• Species 3

• Species 4

• Species 5

It looks like Acmella uliginosa but the flowers're green

• Species 6

It looks like Sambiloto, but i am not sure

• Species 7

It looks like fabaceae because its leaf structure's trifoliate

• Species 8

• Species 9

It's similar visual with Barlelia cristata 

Spesies 10

The local people called it Jayadi, but when I searched it, it refers to the other plant

II. Liliopsida

Asparagales

• Good Luck Plant

Hanjuang (Sundanese), Cordyline terminal

Commelinaceae

• Climbing Day Flower

Gewor (Indonesian), (Commelina diffusa)

• Doveweed

 Rumput Tapak Burung/Rumput Lidah Lembu (Indonesian), (Murdannia nudiflora)

Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)

• Cyperus kyllingia. Jukut Pendul Bodas

 Jukut Pendul Bodas (Sundanese), Cyperus kyllingia.

• Grass-Like Fimbry

Jukut Carulang (Sundanese), Fimbristylis miliacea 

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

• Dendrobium Wonleng

Dendrobium Putih Lidah Ungu (Indonesian), Dendrobium Wonleng

• Cooktown Orchid

 Anggrek Larat (Indonesian), Dendrobium phalaenopsis Fitzg

• Pigeon Orchid

Anggrek Merpati (Indonesian), Anggrek Melati (Sundanese), Dendrobium Crumencatum

Pontederiaceae

• Pickerel Weed

Eceng lembut (Sundanese), Monochoria vaginalis

III. Pteridopsida

Lygodiaceae

Lygodium

Marsileaceae

• Water Clover

Marsilea minuta

Polypodiaceae

Paku Sisik Naga (Indonesian), Drymoglossum piloselloides 

References

• Sobar Batiar. Sumedang Ekspres 30-12-2016: Penambangan pasir di sumedang semakin marak, sebagian bodong.  Accessed on 02-09-2018.
• Kabar Sumedang. Kabar Sumedang 01-05-2018: Dampak aktivitas galian lereng tampomas kian memperhatikan.Accessed on 02-09-2018.
• Cimlaka Government. 2016. Potensi Tambang Pasir. Accessed on 02-09-2018.