I saw Cockspur Coral tree with fiery red flowers in the LA Arboretum in July. It is native to Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil and Paraguay. It is hard to miss these beautiful flowers. Besides the flowers, bunches of flower buds spreading out like a charming lady stretching out her graceful figure added a lot of charm to the tree. The ceibo is the national tree of Argentina, and its flower the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay. It is the official tree of the City of Los Angeles, California.
七月的時候，在洛杉磯植物園中看到開著火紅色花的雞冠刺桐，很引人注意。原產於阿根廷、烏拉圭、巴西南部和巴拉圭。除了花漂亮外，一粒粒的花苞成串的展開，好像嬌美女子伸展著她婀娜的體態，給這樹添加了不少韻味。雞冠刺桐是阿根廷的國樹，它的花是阿根廷和烏拉圭的國花。它是加州洛杉磯市的官方樹。
Photo Date: 2021.07.20 Location: LA Arboretum
Notes 筆記
- Erythrina crista-galli, often known as the cockspur coral tree or ceibo, is native to Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil and Paraguay.
- Genus name comes from the Greek word erythros meaning red. A reference to the color of the flower. Its specific epithet crista-galli means “cock’s comb” in Latin in reference to the flowers resembling the comb of a rooster.
- It grows wild in gallery forest ecosystems along watercourses, as well as in swamps and wetlands. In urban settings, it is often planted in parks for its bright red flowers. It typically grows as a small tree to 15-20′ tall, but may occasionally reach 30′ in optimum conditions. It also sometimes grows as an upright shrub.
- The tree flowers in the summer, from October to April in their native South America and from April to October in the northern hemisphere. It usually blooms from November to February. The flowers are rich in nectar and are visited by insects.
- The tree’s fruit is a legume, a dry pod a few centimeters in length derived from a single carpel and contains about 8-10 chestnut-brown bean-shaped seeds. The cotyledons are hypogeal, staying underground upon germination.
- The ceibo is the national tree of Argentina, and its flower the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay. In the U.S., this tree performs well in the Deep South (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana), Texas, southern California and Hawaii. It is the official tree of the City of Los Angeles, California.
- In cultivation in the United Kingdom this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.
- 雞冠刺桐通常被稱為象牙紅刺桐或賽波樹，原產於阿根廷、烏拉圭、巴西南部和巴拉圭。
- 屬名來自希臘語 erythros，意思是紅色。 指花的顏色。它的種小名 crista-galli 在拉丁語中的意思是“公雞的雞冠”指花朵類似於公雞的雞冠。
- 它在水道沿線的海邊森林生態系統以及沼澤和濕地中生長。在城市中，由於其鮮紅色的花朵，它經常被種植在公園裡。它通常是被當作一棵小樹來種，可長到 15-20 英尺高，但在最佳條件下則有可能會長到 30 英尺。它有時也當直立的灌木來種。
- 這種樹在夏季開花，在它們的原產地南美洲從 10 月到 4 月開花，在北半球則從 4 月到 10 月開花。一般是在 11 月至次年 2 月開花。這些花富含花蜜，會吸引昆蟲造訪。
- 此種樹的果實是豆科植物，幾公分長的干豆莢來自單個心皮，含有約 8-10 個栗棕色豆狀種子。子葉是胚芽的，發芽時在地底下。
- 雞冠刺桐是阿根廷的國樹，它的花是阿根廷和烏拉圭的國花。在美國，這種樹在南部地區（喬治亞州、佛羅里達州、密西西比州和路易斯安那州）、德克薩斯州、加州南部和夏威夷州長得良好。它是加州洛杉磯市的官方樹。
- 在英國的栽植裡，這種植物獲得了皇家園藝學會的花園優異獎。
References 參考資料
- Wikipedia: Erythrina crista-galli
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Erythrina crista-galli
- 維基百科: 雞冠刺桐
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