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1. Dillenia obovata, known in Thai as
dok
saan yai (ดอกส้านใหญ่),
dok saan tong (ดอกส้านต้อง), dok saan khaeng (ดอกส้านแข็ง) and cha-wing (ชะวิง); 2.
Melastoma malabathricum,
Melastoma sanguineum, known in Thai as dok mang khre chang (ดอกมังเคร่ช้าง),
dok bre chang (ดอกเบร้ช้าง), dok meri chang (ดอกเมรีช้าง), dok mang khre
khon (ดอกมังเคร่ขน), dok ka-du-du (ดอกกะดูดุ) and dok khlohng khleng
chang
(ดอกโคลงเคลงช้าง), with the latter name literally
meaning ‘wobbly
elephant’.
It is strongly resembles and is related to the
Singapore Rhododendron
(Melastoma malabathricum);
3. Commelina diffusa, commonly known as the Climbing Dayflower and Spreading
Dayflower, and
known in Thai as dok phak plaab (ดอกผักปลาบ); 4. Plumbago indica, commonly known
as Indian Leadwort and Scarlet Leadwort, and in Thai as jet moon phleung
daeng (เจตมูลเพลิงแดง), dok pit piw daeng (ดอกปิดปิวแดง)
and dok fai tai din (ดอกไฟใต้ดิน),
the latter which may be translated as
‘underground (or southern soil)
fire flower’. |
