LEARNING FOR LIVING

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LEARNING FOR LIVING A NATURE BOOK FOR CHILDREN
A FUN GUIDE TO THE PLANTS OF THE BACK
MANGROVES OF SUNGEI BULOH WETLAND RESERVE !!
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COOL INFO
Mangifera foetida (Horse Mango) This tree is a
type of wild mango. It is not the same as the
popular commercially-grown mango, but the fruit
are nonetheless edible. Many trees of the mango
family have highly irritant sap, which can cause
blistering if touched.
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The elephant apple is a spreading tree and has
beautiful white fragrant flowers, toothed leaves
and rounded fruits with small brown seeds.The
greenish-yellow fruit, which has a thick
protective covering, is edible unripe fruits are
cooked to make pickle and chutney.The juicy pulp
is aromatic, but very acidic.
Dillenia indica (Elephant apple)
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Palaquium gutta (Getah Tree)
The rubbery sap of the getah tree, gutta percha,
was originally used to make handles of riding
whips. Later, it was used to make golf balls! The
first underwater cable was made of gutta percha.
The tree yields the incense wood from the
heartwood of an old dying tree. It is used for
ceremonial purposes.
Aquilaria malaccensis (Agarwood)
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Barringtonia racemosa (Putat Kampung)  
The red and white flowers with sweet fragrance
bloom in the nights of June to August.
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COLOURS OF LIFE
Horse Mango
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Elephant apple
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Getah tree
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agarwood
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Putat kampung
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Across Across
1 Juicy, succulent fruit.
5 Sweet smell.
8 The colour of Elephant Apple seeds.
9 The scientific name for the Elephant Apple __________ Indica.
Down Down
2 Greenish-yellow fruit used to make pickle and chutney Elephant __________
3 A game which uses ball made from the sap of the Getah Tree.
4 Wood taken from the heartwood of an old dying Agarwood tree is used as this.
6 Wood from this tree is used for ceremonies.
7 The colour of the flowers of the Putat Kampung.
8 May be caused by the irritating sap of the Mangifera species of trees.

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WORD SEARCH
k f a d g a s h e l p s c g j k
j b v c x u a s f z m b p o z f
a s v k p s i g p z x p a s f o
z c x g e t a h u g v b e l s f
y s p p r u l p a w i l d a j l
h j u i c y e r t y e o i h f v
d f l y h n m s a p e o d r l k
v b p e a y i t h v o m p j k x
g f c n k m l a z k t y p r e m
s e e z m a n g i f e r a t b f
r a x g y t u i p n d m e r a k
l r y h f y i o n c i s m o r p
d r u n g r t i o p b a r e s t
f j k l o p r e b n l w e t y r
a k o p d h g t k y e l i t s r
a j g h r e d i g t h r f u s h
Pulp
Wild
Bloom
Percha
Juicy
Getah
Words
Elephant
Mangifera
Sap
Edible
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WEIRD AND WILD
My flowers are white, My fruits are
yellowish-green, Eat them when they are
ripe, Pickle them when they are not. I am the
________________plant. I am wild you
see, But my fruit is as edible as can
be, Just keep clear of my sap, If not you
will regret. I am the _____________ plant.
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Oh, I may be dying, But in my last few
breaths, Take my heart, Burn it and what sweet
smell youll get! I am the _________________
plant. I sound like a country
bumpkin, But dont be fooled, For three
months in a year, Beautiful I will
be, With my red and white blooms, That
are sweet-smelling too. I am the
_______________ plant.
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My sap has many uses, For it stretches, Hold the
whip, Tee off the ball, Get connected. You know
what I mean? I am the ________________tree.

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ANSWERS PAGE 1
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WORD SEARCH
k f a d g a s h e l p s c g j k
j b v c x u a s f z m b p o z f
a s v k p s i g p z x p a s f o
z c x g e t a h u g v b e l s f
y s p p r u l p a w i l d a j l
h j u i c y e r t y e o i h f v
d f l y h n m s a p e o d r l k
v b p e a y i t h v o m p j k x
g f c n k m l a z k t y p r e m
s e e z m a n g i f e r a t b f
r a x g y t u i p n d m e r a k
l r y h f y i o n c i s m o r p
d r u n g r t i o p b a r e s t
f j k l o p r e b n l w e t y r
a k o p d h g t k y e l i t s r
a j g h r e d i g t h r f u s h
ANSWERS PAGE 2
WEIRD AND WILD
Elephant Apple Horse Mango Agarwood Putat
Kampung Getah
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