SANTAN (Tagalog) (original) (raw)
This is a popular flower in the Philippines. They’re often red, orange, yellow or even white.
scientific names: Ixora coccinea, Ixora stricta
These flowers grown in roundish bunches. Children play with the singles — picking off one end and pulling out the “needle” that has a light sweet liquid on it. Yes, the liquid seems to be non-poisonous because generations of Filipino children have put those “needles” in their mouths to taste the liquid and swallow it.
related Tagalog word: palumpong
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
santán: maliit na palumpong, 3 metro ang taas, may mga bulaklak na masinsing nakakumpol pabilog at may mga kulay na pulá, dilaw, o putîng bulaklak, katutubò sa India, Tsina, Malaya, at ipinasok sa Pilipinas bago dumating ang mga Espanyol, may 35 espesye ng Ixora na katutubò sa Pilipinas at marami sa mga ito ang halámang ornamental