Gloriosa G. Superba
Flame Lily
Kembang Sungsang
Colchicaceae
Kembang Sungsang or Wala Mangata (in Sumbanese language) is a plant that is considered essential, that it is also woven as a motif into textiles. Kembang Sungsang is known as a plant whose rhizome is poisonous. The flowering plant blooms at the beginning of the rainy season.
No indonesian notes given
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between cultural groups, locations & languages are completed. Names, including english &
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Local Name
Cultural Group
Language
Kembang Jonggrang
Jawa - Jawa Timur
Javanese
Wala Mangata
Sumba - Umalulu
Umalulu
Suka Ngau
Lembata - Lamalera
Lamaholot
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No uses given
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connection make sense? Uses are added via the plant edit view.
No technique given
Motif information is coming from CDB. Clicking on the image
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view. Note: the motif has to exist already.
Symbol - Tree of life
Wala Mangata
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