關於麗寶植物生態
旅人蕉 Traveller's Palm
旅人蕉的葉鞘基部及花苞片可貯多量水,數世紀來,是供旅人緊急飲用的水源,因此被稱為旅人蕉;旅人蕉的樹姿非常特別,葉片排列如扇,迎風招展,頗富熱帶風光,是世界著名景觀樹。
Traveler’s palm tree or traveler’s tree is native to Madagascar. It is called “traveler’s palm” because the sheaths of the stems hold rainwater. The water inside is murky, smelly and should not be consumed without purification.
華盛頓椰子 California Fan Palm
華盛頓椰子是優美的庭園樹,生性強健,不須特別照顧,常綠喬木高 8~20 公尺,樹幹粗壯通直圓柱狀,樹冠以下披滿垂下的枯葉。
Native to the southwestern United States; also known as desert fan palm, or California palm. The leaves spread from the top of the tree while old, dead leaves hang down against the trunk, like a shelter for birds, insects and small rodents.
常春藤 English Ivy
常春藤葉色濃綠,且花葉品種有許多不同的斑紋或斑塊,色彩鮮豔清晰;莖上有許多氣生根,容易吸附在岩石、牆壁和樹幹上生長,是室內外垂直綠化的理想材料。
The common ivy, English ivy, European ivy, or just ivy is native to most of Europe and western Asia. A clinging evergreen vine, it is a familiar sight in gardens, waste spaces, on house walls, tree trunks and in wild areas.
白鶴芋 Peace Lily
白鶴芋,葉叢生(簇生);闊披針形、橢圓或長橢圓形、或矛狀,特色在於乳黃穗狀的花;佛燄花序狀似一隻白鶴,由根際抽出,花梗特長。
Spathiphyllum is a genus of about 40 species native to tropical regions of the Americas and southeastern Asia. Certain species, known as Spath or peace lilies, are popular indoor houseplants. It needs little sunlight to thrive.
紅葉鐵莧 Painted Copperleaf
葉面銅紅色,嵌有暗綠斑,在陽光充足的季節,葉面鮮艷亮麗,極為搶眼。威氏鐵莧的葉色呈現鮮紅色至紫褐色,在夏日陽光照射下,葉色十分鮮艷,所以稱紅葉鐵莧。
Painted copperleaf is an evergreen shrub. The new leaf growth is deep green and makes a nice contrast to the older bronze foliage. Other common names: Fire dragon plant, Copper leaf, Beefsteak plant, Jacob’s coat.
樹蘭 Orchid Tree
樹蘭株高約 2~ 6 公尺,灌木至小喬木,樹冠密茂花小,花多數黃色,開放時花徑 0.25~0.35 公分,具濃郁香味,呈腋生的圓錐花序,生於近枝頂葉腋或頂生,普遍栽植為庭園樹。
Other common names: Chinese perfume plant, Chinese rice flower, mock lime. Orchid tree is a large shrub able to grow up to about 2~6 meters tall. The flowers are fragrant; male and female flowers occur on separate individuals.
斑葉海桐 Tobira Pittosporum
海桐科海桐屬灌木植物,園藝栽培種海桐品種之一,枝條平滑多分枝,常二、三叉分歧,常簇生於枝端,簇生枝梢之葉呈對生或近輪生,葉緣或葉面有乳白、乳黃色斑紋。
Other common names: Australian laurel, Japanese pittosporum, mock orange and Japanese cheesewood. It is native to Japan, China, and Korea, used throughout the world as an ornamental plant in landscaping.
觀音棕竹 Broadleaved Lady Palm
多年常綠性灌木,枝幹叢生、高 1.5~3 公尺;莖直立圓柱形修長細瘦,不分枝分節明顯似竹節,樹姿優美,風姿有如婀娜可愛的少女,常被栽種為庭園樹、盆栽。
Broadleaf lady palm or the lady palm is a species of fan palm, probably native to southern China and Taiwan. They were first collected by the Japanese, then popularity spread to Europe, and later to America.
龜背芋 Window Plant
常綠藤本植物,莖幹粗壯,下部常生有褐色氣生根。幼葉呈心形,植株在生長過程中的新發葉片逐漸會有不規則的羽狀裂口,像龜背而得名。
Other common names: fruit salad tree, Swiss cheese plant, monster fruit, Mexican breadfruit, and window leaf. It is native to Mexico, south to Panama and recognizable by its large, glossy green leaves with deep splits and holes.