Jalan² kat kampus UKM, Bangi, selalu je nampak pokok ni ditanam di tepi jalan. Pokok ni adalah pokok Lidah Jin. Macam manalaaa orang Melayu boleh bagi nama pokok ni lidah jin. Agaknya pernah nampak rupa bentuk lidah jin lapar kot? (Teringat cerita Nujum Pak Belalang..... “Jin Lapar tuanku!”) ^_^
Apa yang menarik mengenai pokok Lidah Jin atau sansevieria dalam bahasa Inggerisnya, “ia merupakan sejenis tumbuhan yang mempunyai lebih daripada 70 spesies tumbuhan berbunga dalam keluarga Ruscaceae yang semula jadi kepada negara tropika Zaman Dahulu.”
“It is an evergreen herbaceous perennial plant forming dense stands, spreading by way of its creeping rhizome, which is sometimes above ground, sometimes underground. It is commonly called the snake plant, because of the shape of its leaves, or mother-in-law's tongue because of their sharpness.”
Source : Wikipedia
What is so interesting about this ‘snake plant’ ?
In Japan it is also called 'Tiger's Tail. In Brazil it is commonly known as espada-de-são-jorge (sword-of-saint-george). Due to its bladelike shape, it is commonly associated with Ogum, the orisha of war (usually associated with Saint George), and is used in rituals to remove the evil eye. A yellow-tipped variant is known as espada-de-santa-barbara (sword-of-saint-barbara), and is associated with Iansan/Oya, the female orisha of storms (usually associated with the sword-bearing image of Saint Barbara). In Africa the plant is used as a protective charm against evil or bewitchment. Source : Wikipedia
11 comments:
ermmm cantik juge pokok tu pul. kat umah kel pun ader juger tapi tak banyak huhuhu.....
Thanks Kell!
takyah tanam banyak² kat umah Kell tu. nanti banyak sangat lidah jin merayap² kat laman, abis semua pokok dia sapu! hehe..^_^
Dulu saya ada pelbagai jenis pokok genus ni, sekarang yang tinggal hanya aloe vera.
waaah...kak Emil. Aloe vera pun cantik. nanti kalau saya jumpa, sudah pasti akan ambil gambarnya dan postkannya disini. ^_^ thanks Kak Emil.
pokok lidah jin ni memang berguna, terutama nak menghilangkan kesan parut di kulit.
thank syabie for the info. nampaknya pokok ni tergolong dlm pokok herba ni. Teringat project paper Marketing Research dulu. Study pasal tumbuhan herba. ^_^
Mother-In-Law's tongue?? LOL!
Masa kecik I takut sangat kat pokok ni sbb dipanggal snake plant.. tengok je da geli-geleman... tapi skang da ok da .. hehe
Paling best tengok kalau ia berbunga!
OOO.. lidah jin. Selama ni tak tau plak nama dia JIN. :D
ada bunga ke Nessa? Bain x tau pun bokok ni ada bunga. Mcm mana agaknya rupa bunga dia ye...:)
samdaddycool:
Bain pun x tau plak nama dia ada 'Jin' kat situ. hehe....^_^'
ada... warna putih kehijau-hijauan tapi kecik-kecik je bunga dia.
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