Preference for Molineria latifolia var. megacarpa and Rhodomyrtus tomentosa as native urban landscape plants

• Main Authors: Baharudin, Sarah, Abdullah, Thohirah Lee, Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal, Abu Bakar, Rosenani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24360/1/Preference%20for%20molineria%20latifolia%20var.%20Megacarpa%20and%20rhodomyrtus%20tomentosa%20as%20native%20urban%20landscape%20plants.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24360/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2037%20(4)%20Nov.%202014/05%20Page%20457-474%20(JTAS%200556-2013).pdf

Factors influencing the perception of landscapes have been the subject of research in the last 40 years. Indigenous and native plants are commonly restricted to informal or naturalistic designed landscapes. This research project investigates the use of native plants as a formal landscape element. As...