There are so many myths that circulate about cempaka flower, especially white cempaka flower or more popularly known as flower or flower of kantil. Some people believe that the kantil flower has a fragrant aroma and a clean white flower color that makes people fascinated.
Cempaka flower is a flower plant whose habitat is found in tropical and sub tropical areas. These spreading areas include the countries of Southeast Asia, South Asia, Southern China. While in Indonesia this plant is commonly found in Java, Sumatra, Maluku, and Sulawesi.
Flower chrysolite in Indonesia has various types such as red cempaka flowers, white cempaka (kantil), cempaka purple flowers, yellow cempaka flowers, and cempaka hyacinth flowers. Of all these the most popular types are the white or white cauliflower
White cempaka flower is known for the myths attached to this flower. Some people believe that the flower of the kantil has the preferred scent of the spirits. Some even believe that this flower tree is used as a house like a fine genie and others. Kantil flower is also often used as a ritual for summoning spirits.
Flower Type Cempaka
As already mentioned at the beginning of the article that the flowers of cempaka have a variety of types. If collected there are more than 50 species spread all over the world. While the type of cempaka flowers that exist in Indonesia there are only about 4 types only.
Of the 4 species have the shape and color of different flowers. There are white, yellow, purple, and red. With beautiful colors and fragrant aroma do not be surprised if this flower much loved by the community. Here are some types of cepaka flowers are commonly found in Indonesia.
Cempaka White Flower or Kantil Flower
This flower is already quite popular among the people of Indonesia. Flowers with the Latin name Michelia Alba can grow up to reach a height of 3o meters. On the twig there are fine feathers that are grayish. The type of leaf is a single leaf with bntuk egg and has a bright green color.
As a young flower this cempaka has a green color after blooming the color turns to a clean white. Currently white cempaka flower is a flora that characterizes the province of Central Java. For the Javanese, the kantil flowers are used in various traditional ceremonies such as decorating heirloom weapons, into a bridal decoration whereas in the procession of the death of this flower is used as flower sowing and trimming the corpse.
Flower Cempaka Merah
Although not as popular as white cempaka flowers, red cempaka flowers have their own characteristics. Flowers that still enter in the family magnoliaceae have pink flowers that grow on the edge of twigs. Although it has a tiny size of 5 to 7 cm with a neatly arranged flower petals.
The fragrant aroma produced from the red cempaka flowers is very distinctive and cruel. However, the blooming process of this flower is very short ie about 2 hours only, after that the flowers will wither and shaped like a regular cempaka flower.
Although the shape of red cempaka flowers are not as beautiful as other flower ornamental plants, but this plant has already become prey to the collectors of ornamental plants. Because of the scarcity of these flowers make the red cempaka flowers dibrandrol with exorbitant prices. To get a red cempaka flower you must be ready to spend of 1-3 million.
Not only the flowers only have exorbitant prices, the tree part is also priced at a very high price. For one tree trunk is usually valued 10-15 million depending on the quality of the plant. Difficult to develop this plant makes its existence very rare so that the price offered is also very expensive.
Flower Cempaka Kuning
These plants often get flower perfumed cempaka because it has a distinctive aroma. When adult this plant can grow and reach a height of 25 meters. The leaves have a round egg round with a bright green and pointed edges. The flowers are yellow cloudy yellow near orange and have a very fragrant aroma so many people who call it fragrant cempaka flowers.
Yellow cempaka flowers become one of the flora of Aceh Province identity. In the area, this flower is known as Bungong Jeumpa Gadeng. To multiply this plant can be done in 2 ways that is by grafting or it could be by planting the seeds. If you want to use this plant as an ornamental plant should take the seedlings by graft. The goal is that plants do not grow too high.
Cempaka Purple Flower
Plants that have the Latin name Magnolia Liliaflora not less beautiful with other cempaka flowers. Part of the petals with a bright purple color and fragrant aroma to make a lot of people who are fascinated with the beauty of this flower.
Although the number of leaves on this plant is not much it is covered with a lot of flowers on each branch. Purple chrysanthemum flowers will bloom when the beginning of the rainy season and can grow optimally when planted in the highlands with a temperature of 20-26 degrees Celsius.