Chewing betel is a habit among the older generations, grandmother era. Not many do that now. However sireh /betel manage to get the limelight during Malay engagement and wedding ceremony. So sireh is a plant well sought after for such ceremony....
{It goes by many names: The betel leaf is known as Paan in Assamese /Urdu /Hindi /Oriya /Bengali, and Tambula and Nagavalli in Sanskrit. Some of the names in the regions in which it is consumed are: Vetrilai (Tamil), Tamalapaku (Telugu), Vidyache pan (Marathi), veeleyada yele (Kannada), Vettila (Malayalam), Plū (Mon), Malus (Tetum), Maluu (Khmer), Plū (Thai: พลู), Bulath (Sinhalese), Malu (Tokodede), Bileiy (Divehi), bulung samat (Kapampangan), daun sireh (Malay), daun sireh/suruh (Bahasa Indonesia), Papulu (Chamorro), Ikmo (Philippines), Pu (ພູ) in Lao, and Trầu (Vietnamese). } .. wikipedia
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The variety is sireh emas.
A gift from Fauzi and Noor. So that will definitely rekindle memories
of our short stay in Tanah Merah Kelantan.
bangchik and kakdah
Pasir Gudang
Johor
It is so pretty, lovely color too.
ReplyDeleteI am growing one in my Terrace garden
http://www.gardenerat60.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/my-new-plants/
I've never seen sireh emas, cantik juga hanging down macam tu. Di rumah kami kat M'sia dulu, pokok sireh memanjat dinding pagar batu, memang sihat pokoknya :D
ReplyDeleteI believe I first read of the chewing of betel leaves in the National Geographic (years and years ago). The hanging vines are very attractive...and if happy why not! How lovely to have fond memories of those who gave you the betel plant!
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ReplyDelete- yes, this variety is not green, a bit yellowish with red stem.
i amsterdam
- belum cuba lagi bagi sireh memanjat dinding...
Theanne
- surprising, plant giveaway is a medium for lasting friendship.