Sunday, August 4, 2013

Sansevieria - not just Ornamental Plants

Sansevieria
Sansevieria
Sansevieria - not just Ornamental Plants. Green plants, such as Sansevieria is one of the producers of Oxygen (O2), which is the air that we breathe everyday. Sometimes, there is a desire to be able to breathe fresh air in the middle of a neighborhood full of pollution. If cover crops should be planted in front of the house, may take a long time until the plants grow tall. Or, if you want the plants placed in the home, you need to be careful and choose wisely whether these plants belong in the house or not. Because the plants are usually not suitable as ornamental plants or plants that require sunlight and sufficient water.

Well, if you're one of enthusiasts of ornamental plants, you are definitely interested in this plant will be discussed. To be sure, this plant qualifies for ornamental plants placed inside or outside the home. The name of this plant is known as Sansevieria or tongue-in-Law. Some are named as Sword-crop traders because of its pointed shape of its leaves. In fact, some are named as snake plant because there's some kind of plant that resembles snake scales.

Are plants like Sansevieria ?

Sansevieria or tongue-in-Law is the name of a genus of plants that can be said to be popular as an ornamental plant. This plant has leaves that are tough, grow upright with the tip pointed leaves, and sometimes the leaves look like a snake as snaking. The plant breeding through the bulb. Tongue-in-law can be said to be a desert plant. Therefore, this plant is so minimalist form. In addition, the plant is also tolerant of low light, little water, and poor soil conditions. This plant is suitable to grow in tropical regions such as Indonesia.

In Indonesia, this plant has long attended as a classic ornamental plants. This unique plant rich in benefits. In addition to beautifying your home, healthy as can absorb toxins and pollutants in the air, this plant is also a producer of fiber. Previously, the use of this plant fibers to make rope woven, fabric, even a ship's anchor. According to some sources, mentioned that in the 19th century, this plant has become an important ornamental plants in the world. In fact, since around the 1920s, this plant has become a trade commodity in America. Only in the period of the 1930s, this plant became popular in continental Europe.

Sansevieria - Types of Tongue Mertu

Sansevieria or tongue-in-Law is a perennial plant, growing plant chronic alias. This unique plant is also said by the scientists as a pioneer plant. Why is that? This is because the plant is able to live in a place that can not be covered with other plants. As has been said before, this plant has a characteristic plants that live in desert areas. Tongue-in-law consists of various types, which are as follows.

1. Sansevieria cylindrica

Sansevieria is a type of the coming of Angola. Tongue-in-law of this type has characteristics, ie thick rhizomes and stems or roots resemble one on woody plants, usually grown in the soil to a depth of 30 cm, as well as cylindrical leaves. Other traits, which grows a rosette-shaped leaves and consists of 3 to 4 leaves that can reach 45-140 cm in length, pointed leaf tips, leaf surface is usually not flat, not shiny, and the color is light green leaves. Cultivation way is by stem cuttings or by growing rhizomes that have buds.

2. Sansevieria patens


Tongue-in-law of this type comes from East Africa, namely Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Tongue-in-law of this type has characteristics, which is thick and fibrous rhizomes, the rhizomes are usually of this type appear on the surface of the soil, leaves quite thick and cylindrical, there at the end of the young and old leaves, and light green leaf color and has spots with color darker than the color of the leaves.

3. Sansevieria trifasciata

This type of tongue-in-law came from South Nigeria and has characteristics, ie rhizomes grow creeping on the ground, leaves thick and contain water, the number of leaves usually more than six strands, as well as tapered leaf tip but do not have thorns. This type of Sansevieria trifasciata have different types too, ie Lorentii, Bantel's Sensation, Futura, and so on. There are many kinds of Sansevieria, which consists of approximately 70 species. Some other types are Sansevieria parva, Downsii Chahinian Sansevieria, Sansevieria Scabrifolia, Halii Sansevieria, Sansevieria Kirkii, Masoniana Sansevieria, Sansevieria Pinguicula, and so on.

Sansevieria - Culturing Tongue-in-Law

To be able to cultivate the plant Sansevieria is quite easy. You just need a liquid fertilizer for outdoor plants, pots that have drainage holes, commercial potting soil for cactus, and a sharp knife. Tongue-in-law is a plant that can be propagated by cuttings or rhizome of the plant to grow back. Things you need to do is cut off or separate the rhizomes from the previous crop. Do it with a knife without cutting the rhizomes. Gently pull the roots, if difficult, use a shovel or garden fork as a tool to pull it. Then fill the pot with soil, and then implanted back rhizomes that have been raised earlier in the new pot containing the ground.

Prepare water and liquid fertilizer. Dissolve the liquid fertilizer in water (ratio of fertilizer and water is usually listed on fertilizer packaging. Sure plants are exposed to direct sunlight and always monitor your soil moisture. Sure the temperature at night around 60 Fahreinheit and should not be less than that. You also have to make sure to give fertilizer once every six months with a liquid fertilizer. use a larger pot to move the plant if the soil is in small pots too dense.

Sansevieria - Benefits and Uses Tongue-in-Law

Some of the benefits of Sansevieria has been described above. However, it is important also to know the usefulness in more depth. Let's take a look at some of the usefulness of this plant.

1. Fibers for Textile

Did you know that Sansevieria has another nickname, which bowstringhemp. Loh, what else ya it ? Bowstringhemp is a term for the fibers that could function to bind. Yes, sort of rope so. It is a nickname which is reasonable because the leaves of this plant used in ancient times to bind. Maybe because in ancient times, there is no rope as we use today. Tongue-in-law leaves it has long fibers because it leaves no long-term. In addition, fiber is also shiny and strong, elastic and not easily fragile, as well as waterproof.

The advantage is then made tongue-in-Law is used as a material to make clothes. The fibers of clothing in ancient times were made with the tongue-in-Law. In some countries, such as China and New Zealand, the plant is cultivated as a textile material. However, not all kinds of Sansevieria plants can be processed into textile materials. Tongue-in-law a few types of plants that can be used as material to make clothing is Sansevieria cylindrica, kirkii Sansevieria, Sansevieria trifasciata, and Sansevieria zeylanica.

2. As a material for Traditional Medicine

In Africa, Sansevieria has been used for hundreds of years as a blocker toxins by local residents. Typically, the poison can be cured with this tongue-in-Law is a toxin caused by a snake and insect bites. Of course not only the excellence of this plant it. The sap of this plant can be used as an antiseptic solution. In fact, the leaves can be used as prevention of wound infection in the wound wrapped manner. It has been used by people in several regions of Asia.

This plant is so extraordinary, he was even able to be a cure for diabetes and hemorrhoids. Usually the type used for such diseases is Sansevieria trifasciata. If you have friends, relatives, parents, and so are affected by this disease, water-in-Law's Tongue leaf decoction may help. You just have to boil some leaves Tongue-in-law that has been cut into three glasses of water. Wait until the rest of the glass of water. MY REVIEW rest a glass of water that is drunk to people with diabetes and hemorrhoids.

3. No More polution


Sansevieria two uses that have been put forward have been made we will awe awesomeness of this plant. However, the advantages of this plant is not quite up there. Do you know, what the active compounds contained in each leaf Tongue-in-law? It is a compound substance Pregnane Glykoside. The substance has a remarkable function, which is able to break down toxic substances into compounds useful, for example, organic acids, sugars, and amino acids.

One of the harmful compounds that can be described by a tongue-in-Law is Chloroform. Chloroform is able to attack the human nervous system, heart, lungs, and kidneys are doing through the respiratory system and blood circulation. Well, it turns out, these great plants can also be used as a symbol of environmental greening yes. Not only that, if you pass the highway and see the plants grown in the street or in a city park, it is not without reason. On the green line, this small plant has great ability as an absorber of vehicle exhaust toxins.

Amazingly, if displayed indoors, the plant is able to overcome the indoor building syndrome due to unhealthy conditions. You are often working in the kitchen also needs to put this plant because of its ability to absorb carbon dioxide and monoxide from your stove. Some sources say that the plant Sansevieria trifasciata who has grown up, with leaves ranging from 4 to 5 strands capable of refreshing air in an area of ​​20 x 20 meters. Wow, this plant is a small form, but rich in benefits. You are definitely interested in this plant is not excellence? To get it, you can buy it in a store nearby plants. Average flower or plant shop selling this plant as much demand. Happy hunting Sansevieria.

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