White Alder
Turnera subulata
English Common Name: White Alder, Politician's Flower, White Butter Cup
Chinese Name / 中文名: 时钟花 (Shízhōng huā)
Other Local Name: Bunga Lidah Kuching (Malaysia), Bunga Pukul Delapan (Indonesia)
Family Name: Passifloraceae
Scientific Name: Turnera subulata
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae (Passion Flower Family) > Turnera
Origin: Tropical America
Growth Habit: Shrub
Characteristic: A perennial herb that can grows to 0.5 - 0.8 meters high. Leaves ovate-elliptic or ovate-oblong, very distinctly dentate-serrate. Flower white with yellow halo around black or brown centers, open at sunrise and close at sunset. Flowers attract insects for pollination.
Care Requirements: Prefers partial to full sun and moderate watering.
Images Location: Penang, Malaysia
Chinese Name / 中文名: 时钟花 (Shízhōng huā)
Other Local Name: Bunga Lidah Kuching (Malaysia), Bunga Pukul Delapan (Indonesia)
Family Name: Passifloraceae
Scientific Name: Turnera subulata
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae (Passion Flower Family) > Turnera
Origin: Tropical America
Growth Habit: Shrub
Characteristic: A perennial herb that can grows to 0.5 - 0.8 meters high. Leaves ovate-elliptic or ovate-oblong, very distinctly dentate-serrate. Flower white with yellow halo around black or brown centers, open at sunrise and close at sunset. Flowers attract insects for pollination.
Care Requirements: Prefers partial to full sun and moderate watering.
Images Location: Penang, Malaysia