THE HERBAL GARDEN

We all love plants for different reasons. Some people enjoy the continuous cycle of caring for their collection, while others may simply enjoy plants for aesthetic reasons. Head down to Balai Khazanah Islam to discover our collections of plants. You might be surprised to learn some unexpected benefits of our plants.

curculigo latifolia

Curculigo latifolia, is a rhizome-bearing hairy herb up to 1 m tall. Its bright yellow flowers are up to 1.3 cm wide. Its hairy fruits is ovoid and whire, 2.5 cm long and contain many seed. The plant looks like a young coconut palm and it has attractive..

cymbopogon citratus

Cymbopogon citratus, is clump-forming grass up to 12 m tall or 2 m tall when in flower. The leaves are light green and strap-shaped and exude a lemony scent when crushed. Since it is a fast grower plant, it is often planted in home and economic gardens…

eurycoma longifolia

Eurycoma longifolia, is usually unbranced, small tree up to 12 m tall, with branches crowned by a rosette of leaves. Its flowers are bell-shaped, greenish white to greenish red or purple, 6 mm wide, with petals that are 4.5-5.5 by 1.5-3 mm, and develop..

 

GARCINIA MANGOSTANA

Garcinia Mangostana has large leaves are elongated with smooth margins. The fruits is dark purple, round fruit is crowned by thick, persistent calyces. The flesh is juicy and sweet with a slightly acidic taste

GYNURA PROCUMBENS

​Gynura procumbens, is a small perennial herb with a growth of about 1 – 3 m in height. It has a scandent (climbing) growth habit. The stems are fleshy, and has purple or have purple spots. It has orange flower, dense and clustered inflorescence..

MELASTOMA CANDIDUM

​​​Melastoma candidum, is a shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall. Its stems reddish, covered with small scales. Its flowers are up to 8 cm wide, with petals that are light to dark magenta-pink, or occasionally white. The fruits are 6-10 mm wide fruits are som

gardenia jasminoide

Gardenia jasminoides is a woody shrub with attractive foliage and fragrant, conspicuous flowers, able to grow up to 0.5 – 2m tall and with a spread of 0.5 – 2m wide. The solitary flowers are fragrant and white, measuring about 8 cm wide. This plant is…

IMPATIENS BALSAMINA

​Impatiens balsamina or Garden Balsam is a annual herb that reaches to 1 m in height. Garden Balsam have elliptic to lance-shaped leaves with serrated margins and showy flowers that come in many colours; pink, red, purple. The genus, Impatiens is…

GNETUM GNEMON

Gnetum gnenom is usually a tree or shrub, and has a single straight trunk marked with conspicuous rings. Its crown is narrow conical to column-like, with short drooping branches. This species is dioecious and produces male and female cones on different …

IXORA COCCINEA

Ixora coccinea, is a woody shrub, dwarf selection with compact form, up to 0.9m when grown in ground. The flowers are red, 4 petals, clustered intp corymbiform inflorescences, scentless but source of nectar for insects. Freely produced throughout the