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by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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The Melastoma Malabathricum is known by many other names: Straits Rhododendron, Indian Rhododendron, Singapore Rhododendron, Malabar Gooseberry,... more
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The Melastoma Malabathricum is known by many other names: Straits Rhododendron, Indian Rhododendron, Singapore Rhododendron, Malabar Gooseberry, Sendudok, and Senduduk Baldu are just a few.
This showy bush rapidly colonizes wastelands as the seeds are dispersed by birds. It helps to prevent soil erosion and to allow regeneration of vegetation in such places.
The beautiful mauve colored flowers are showy lasting only one day. They open after sunrise, close the same day, with the petals falling off a few days later.
The seeds are tasteless and can be eaten but stain the tongue black. In fact, the word melastoma is Greek for “black mouth”. The pulp around the seeds is eaten in Indonesia.
The seeds are used to produce a black dye, the roots, a pink dye. In some places, the leaves are fed to silkworms.
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I'm a travel photographer that enjoys photographing United States architecture, nature, and transportation. As the 8th photographer in 4 generations of my family, I don't remember a time when photography was not part of my life. By the time I was five years old, I was standing on a stool in the darkroom, helping my dad develop pictures. It was my job to transfer the photos from the hypo to the water bath. I went to college for interior design. After I graduated, I had a long successful career as an art buyer and designer for a large home furnishings company. In 2006, I had a significant life change. My husband became a medical traveler, and I decided to put my career on hold to tag along. In the process, I found my roots again. What...
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