School of Life

(Urena lobata Linn.) Sinonim : = Urena monopetala, Lour. = Urena scabriuscula, DC. = Urena sinuata, Linn. = Urena tomentosa, Blume. Familia : Malvaceae Uraian : Jenis tumbuhan berserat dari suku kapas-kapasan, tumbuh di daerah iklim tropik termasuk di Indonesia. Tumbuh liar di halaman, ladang, tanah kosong dan tempat-tempat yang banyak sinar matahari sampai setinggi + 1. 800 m di atas permukaan laut. Tumbuhan perdu tegak yang bercabang banyak ini mempunyai batang dan tangkai yang liat sehingga sukar dipatahkan dan seluruh tanaman ditumbuhi rambut halus, tinggi dapat mencapai 1 m. Daun tunggal, berlekuk menjari 3,5 atau 7, tumbuh berseling, panjang 3 - 8 cm, lebar 1 - 6 cm, tepi bergigi, warna daun bagian atas hijau, bagian bawah hijau muda, pangkal daun membulat, ujung runcing. Bunga berwama ungu, keluar dari ketiak daun. Buahnya bulat, penampang ± 5 mm, berambut seperti sikat, beruang 5, tiap ruangan berisi 1 biji. Nama Lokal : Pungpulutan, pungpulutan

Manfaat Bunga Telang                 Butterfly Pea or Clitoria Ternatea or blue pea, I knew this plant from IG account @martani and fell in love with its blue color. Knowing that Martani also sell the Telang tea and its seed I decided to buy both the tea and seed. Within two days I accepted the telang packages and planted the seeds ASAP. Since I don't have any spaces around my house, I just planted in a small plastic pot. What a magic, the plant grew very fast and within 2 and a half months I saw some bright blue flower bloomed. I was grateful and can wait to see more flowers so that I can harvest them and make something with them.                 Well, FYI actually before I could harvest this Telang flower I had tried to make Telang tea with the dried Telang that I bought from Martani. When I tasted the drink, it didn't taste nor smell anything. Then I added some drops of lemon water and voila.....the blue color changed into purple, and it's so pretty and tasted good.