辣木 | Drumstick Tree
辣木 | Drumstick Tree
學名:Moringa oleifera Lam.
學名:Moringa oleifera Lam.
科別:辣木科Moringaceae
原產地:印度、巴基斯坦
種植區:樟樹林區
植物特性:
落葉喬木或灌木,成熟樹株高可達12公尺,有廣大典型傘狀樹冠,通常是單一主幹,不分枝,木材材質較柔軟,樹皮淺灰色,幼苗的莖幹粉紅色;地下有肥大粗狀塊根。3-4回羽狀複葉,葉軸3-6公分,葉片呈橢圓形,葉端微凹。乳白色圓椎花序,帶蜜香、香如蘭。長條狀豆莢,莢果表面有3-5條縱稜,橫切面呈三角形,長可達30-50公分
花期:全年
資料來源:http://kplant.biodiv.tw/%E8%BE%A3%E6%9C%A8/%E8%BE%A3%E6%9C%A8.htm
經文:
■《大唐西域記》卷七:「吠舍釐國,週五千餘里。土地沃壤,華果茂盛。菴沒羅果,茂遮果,既多且貴。氣序和暢,風俗淳質。好福重學,邪正雜信。伽藍數百,多已圯壞。」
Moringa oleifera Lam. is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent. Common names include moringa, drumstick tree, horseradish tree, and ben oil tree or benzolive tree. It is widely cultivated for its young seed pods and leaves, used as vegetables and for traditional herbal medicine.