Garden flowers in close-ups

Cat's whiskers (Orthisphon aristatus)
Family : Labiatae - Mint family

Senduduk (Malay) - Melastoma malabathricum
Family : Melastomaceae - Melastoma family

Red Ginger - Alpinia purpurata
Family : Zingiberaceae - Ginger family

Highlights today at the park

Male Little Green Pigeon - Punai Daun (Teron olax)

Little Green Pigeon - male of the species (Teron olax)

View from Zone I

Heliconia psittacorum - Golden Torch

Melastoma malabathricum - Senduduk (Malay)

Dwarf Senduduk producing first flower

Purple flower of the Senduduk (Malay) - Melastoma malabathricum
This is a dwarf species.

Senduduk (Malay) - Melasoma malabathricum
Family : Melastomataceae - Melastoma family.
Location : Butterfly Garden, Zone C.

Today the Melastoma malabathricum hybrid that I planted a couple of weeks ago have produced its first flower. The flower has five petals in deep purple colours.  The leaves are typical of the Melastoma family with five veins running up the leaf from its base.  This is a dwarf variety and I was told by the vendor in Kuching that it was obtained from a nursery in Thailand.  I have planted it at the Butterfly Garden.