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Introduced ornamental plants

Chin Hoong Fong

Most ornamental flowering trees, shrubs and herbs are of tropical origin. Exceptions are plants such as roses and chrysanthemums. Some of the tropical flowering plants found in Malaysia, including the National Flower, originated in other regions of the world. A large number of temperate flowers were also introduced, and now flourish in Malaysia's highland resorts and nurseries. A great variety of ornamental flowering plants can be seen in gardens, towns and nurseries where they are grown and bred for the cut-flower industry.

  • Information in the full article includes
  • Flowering trees and shrubs
  • Herbaceous species
  • The cultivation of temperate flowers
XVI Commonwealth Games logo

A stylized bunga raya is incorporated in the logo for the XVI Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.