Aloe Plant Inside It - Sanseviera

Illustration of Aloe Plant Inside It

Aloe Plant Inside It. Sanseviera cylindrica is not flowering ornamental plants which are quite popular. This plant is attractive because of the unique shape and easy maintenance. In Indonesia, the Sanseviera, also known as Tongue-in-law. Called in-laws tongue because of its shape. While Malaysia called it by the name of Jin's tongue. Cucumber organic vegetables.

Scientific Classification

1. Kingdom: Plantae
2. Order: Order Asparagales
3. Class: Ruscaceae
4. Genus: Sanseviera
5. Species :

• Sansevieria cylindrica
• Sansevieria ehrenbergii
• Sansevieria hyacinthoides
• Sansevieria trifasciata

Description

Mother-in-law Tongue plant known to have various forms. However, in general this plant group has the following characteristics :

1. The leaf is the appearance that dominates this plant. The leaves are very hard, erect, stiff and tapered ends.
2. Leaves thick and enough water, so retain hold of life in the neighborhood.
3. Can live well on a broad temperature and shines.
4. Resistant to a wide range of pollutants, and was able to subjugate them especially air pollution.
5. Can grow well in indoor or outdoor.
6. Diverse leaf colors range from dark green, light green, gray-green, silver, white, yellow or yellow-green.
7. Plot Motif or stripes leaves also varies. As it follows the direction of the fibers of the leaves, irregular and form a zigzag.
   

Based on the shape of its leaves, the plant-in-law's tongue is distinguished into two, namely :

• Long-leaved mother-in-law tongue, namely Aloe plant leaves father-in-law grow extends upwards. The size of the leaves could reach 50-75 cm long and tapered at the ends similar pedang-pedangan. So, this group is also known as the sword plant.
• Short-leaved mother-in-law tongue, that is the type of Aloe plant inside have short leaf size. With its length reaching only 8 cm long and 3-6 cm wide.

Based on the origin of the child is also mother-in-law tongue plant, distinguished into two types :

• The Thoroughbred type of Aloe plant inside to be copied from the original mothers. Not the result of a cross.
• Species or hybrid that is the type of Aloe plant that reproduced in law of the result of crosses or hybridization. Thus, the plant has produced a more diverse forms.

Cultivation Technique

Mother-in-law Tongue plant, one of which, including types of Sanseviera cylindrica plant is not fussy. These plants can grow well in a variety of soil environments. The tongue-in-law reproduced by cuttings the leaves and young shoots. Duplication by using cuttings leaves potentially generate a totally different child with the parent as a result of mutation factor. Therein lies the uniqueness of this plant.

The Steps

1. prepare the planting media

The planting medium used is a mixture of ground and cocopeat. Fill the pot with soil mix and comparison with cocopeat 3: 1.

2. create a leaf cuttings

Select leaves that are healthy and not defective as cuttings. Using scissors cut plants or a sharp knife.

3. Planting cuttings on the planting media

Immerse cuttings about 5 cm or so into planting media. Press the media stick to planting cuttings stand firmly. Then flush with less water, but not to the weather.

4. cover with clear plastic

To reduce evaporation, cover the cuttings with plastic glass.

5. put in place protected

Place the cuttings have been grown in the shade and protected, until it grows and is strong enough.

In addition to the cuttings, Aloe Vera is also commonly cultivated by budding youth. The trick is to separate the young shoots from its parent by means of a head cut. Later, young shoots, which already has a bit of the roots are planted in pots that already contains media. This way quite practical, and faster. The resulting plants were similar to its parent plant clean.

Disease

Pathogens often attack and damage the Sanseviera cylindrica is a fungus. His symptoms include watery brown spots and continued to widen, as chicken pox attack on the human body. Efforts could be made to control this fungus attacks is by cutting and disposing of the leaves to the roots of developing. Whether it should dismantle all parts of the plant if one leaves afflicted by fungus ? First check the first section head root. If it is white, it means that the plant is still healthy enough, simply cut the stricken plant parts only. However, if there is already a root head spots is dirty, then the plants were already stricken with severe enough. Should be dismantled, and replaced with new, more healthy plants.

Benefits

Sanseviera cylindrica is not only famous for the beauty of its leaves. However, this plant is also known to have a variety of benefits, including:

1. As useful ornamental plants beautify the room decor and table

The tongue-in-law with the uniqueness of the face can be used to enhance your room decor to your home or Office. Moreover, this plant can grow well without the need to be watered every day. So, no need to worry your room dirty and moist. You just have to put out this plant once every 3 or 4 days to even soaked it.

2. Absorbing pollutants and eliminate odor

In addition to beautifying a room, this plant is also beneficial to absorb air pollutants and removes odor. Therefore this plant very well planted in dense traffic areas, a room full of cigarette smoke, kitchen corner and bathroom. Why the Aloe Vera plant has the ability to absorb pollutants? Because every blade of the tongue-in-law leaves contain a compound called pregnane glycoside. This compound serves to break down toxic substances into organic compounds, amino acids, and sugar. As for the toxic substances capable of pregnane glycoside compound outlined by this is carbon dioxide, benzene, formaldehyde, xylene, chloroform and triclorotilen.

3. Efficacious as a remedy

In some countries such as Mexico, China, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Indonesia in law tongue plants used as medicines. Here are some of the benefits of each part of the Aloe plant inside it :

• Fruit

The tongue-in-law have fruit if eaten tasted bitter and sweet. The fruit of this plant is believed to be beneficial to lose heat, preventing kidney stones, inflammation, deciduous urine and treat inflammation of the throat.

• Root
  

Mother-in-law tongue plant roots feels fresh, useful to bid the toxins, lowers blood pressure, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, tuberculosis, and syphilis.

• Leaf

Useful to stop the discharge of blood from the wound. How, the mother-in-law tongue leaves already cleaned then pounded until fine. Paste smoothy the leaves on wounds. In addition, mucus leaves the tongue-in-law could also be used to treat hives. Water decoction of leaves of tongue-in-law also helps to normalize sugar levels in the blood.

4. handle the sick building syndrome (State of the room is not healthy)

If your home or Office is not healthy because of the high concentration of smoke cigarettes or use AC continuously, we recommend that you need to put this in law Tongue plants indoors. One adult-in-law's tongue plant clumps that have 4-5 strands of leaves have been quite effective in refreshing the back room of 20 square meters. In addition, this plant is also capable of alleviating or reducing the radiation of electromagnetic waves from the use of electronic tools.

Already found Sanseviera cylindrica in your neighborhood ? Let's planting !