Starting in the Classground, not far from the Conservatory entrance, this walk
takes you out into the garden. The five plants selected have different everyday
uses ...
Di Kebun Raya Garden Walk.........in the Adelaide Botanic Garden ___________________________________________________________ Starting in the Classground, not far from the Conservatory entrance, this walk takes you out into the garden. The five plants selected have different everyday uses in Indonesia. Teacher designed worksheets using the drawings provided, can have either a language, sensory, environmental observation or cultural perspective depending on the emphasis required by the teacher. 2
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1. Cinnamon / Kayu Manis
1. Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Cinnamon) ...Kayu Manis Cinnamon sticks are bark peelings from the trunks of small, sapling sized cinnamon trees. They are commonly sold in markets. The sticks add a spicy flavour to sweet dishes such as black rice pudding. Cinnamon has also been used as a medicine to treat diarrhoea.
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Look on the ground about 4 or 5 steps to the west of this tree for a distinctive, three-veined leaf. This leaf comes form another type of cinnamon tree. Rub the leaf and share the strong cinnamon smell with others. Please do not pick leaves off the tree.
Students Could: • Feel the part of the tree that
cinnamon comes from.
• Smell a crushed leaf picked up
off the ground.
• Count the number of long veins
in the leaf.
• Add the veins to the drawing of
the leaf
• Talk about food with cinnamon
in it.
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2. Papaw / Papaya
2. Carica chrysopetala (Papaw)....Papaya
Students Could:
Papaya was brought to Asia from South America over three hundred years ago. This small papaya tree bears large, sweet, spicy fruit directly on its trunk. The fruit is ripe when the flesh turns yellow and is usually eaten after meals. Young, unripe fruit may be boiled and used as a vegetable.
• Find where the fruit is growing
Papain, a protein digesting chemical found throughout the plant, is used to tenderise meat. This is done by wrapping the meat in leaves containing papain prior to cooking.
on the tree (usually visible).
• Work out if
the colour).
the fruit is ripe (use
• Count the number of fruits. • Talk about the taste of Papaya. • Finish the drawing of a leaf.
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This plant is a close relative of the true papaya, a plant called Carica papaya. It often has visible papaya fruit near the top of the main stem. Adelaide Botanic Garden Education Service
3. Religious Fig / Bunut Kaloja
3. Ficus religiosa....Bunut Kaloja
Students Could:
Sometimes this considerable sized tree begins its life upon other plants or buildings. Roots are sent down to the ground to help establish the plant for its growth into a large, spreading tree.
• Sketch the unusual shape of the
The tree is sacred to Hindus and Buddhists. Buddhists believe Buddha became incarnate in the shade of the 'bodh' tree. Because of its religious importance, Ficus religiosa is deliberately planted near temples. In time the tree's strangling roots become intertwined with the temple structure and hasten the building's destruction in a most majestic way.
leaf.
• Discuss how much shade this
tree provides.
• Guess why Buddha sat under
these trees.
• Note how the leaves shine.
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4. Hibiscus / Bunga Raya
4. Hibiscus....Bunga Raya
Students Could:
Often large, bold and beautiful, the hibiscus flower makes an attractive body decoration. The flowers brighten up homes and often add to the splendour of displays made for special ceremonies and important occasions.
• Find out if hibiscus flowers have
The fibre from hibiscus stems may be used to make cord or string. Many parts of the plant are used medicinally, in particular, juice from the leaves is said to assist with childbirth. The flowers are used in offerings to the gods by the Hindu people of Bali.
• Find other different coloured
a smell.
• Write down the different colours
they find in one flower.
hibiscus flowers nearby.
• Add a sketch of the middle of a
flower to the drawing.
• Talk about why hibiscus flowers
are good for decoration. Adelaide Botanic Garden Education Service
5. Bamboo / Bambu
5. Bambusa (Bamboo).....Bambu
Students Could:
The different uses of bamboo are almost endless making it one of the most versatile and important materials in Indonesia.
• Use the drawings to talk about
Its usefulness is demonstrated in house building where it makes up scaffolding as well as floor, wall and roof construction. Water can be carried in bamboo containers and on a broader scale it is used to pipe running water. Special bamboos are grown for making musical instruments like the angklung and suling (flute). Young bamboo shoots are eaten as a vegetable.
different ways of using bamboo.
• Use words to describe the
different types of bamboo they find.
• Feel the strength of a
stem.
bamboo
• Think of something they could
make from bamboo.
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