荖藤 | Betel Pepper
荖藤 | Betel Pepper
學名:Piper betle L.
學名:Piper betle L.
科別:胡椒科Piperaceae
原產地:柬埔寨、寮國、馬來西亞、緬甸、菲律賓、泰國、越南、小巽他群島
種植區:玄奘大師區
植物特性:
藤本,莖平滑。葉革質,斜卵狀長橢圓形或卵狀心形,表面平滑,背面脈上有短毛,長7-15公分。花單性,雌雄異株,無花被,穗狀花序;雄花序長約9公分,雌花序長1.5-3.5公分。漿果與花序軸合生成肉質花穗,長條形而彎曲,嫩時深綠色,熟時褐色。
花期:花果期全年皆有, 4月-11月為盛產期
資料來源:http://kplant.biodiv.tw/%E8%8D%96%E8%97%A4/%E8%8D%96%E8%97%A4.htm
經文:
■《大唐大慈恩寺三藏法師傳》:「加諸供給。日得贍步羅菓一百二十枚,檳榔子二十顆,豆蔻二十顆,龍腦香一兩, 供大人米一升.....月給油三斗,酥乳等隨日取足。淨人一人、婆羅門一人,免諸僧事行乘象輿。那爛陀寺主客萬僧,預此供給添法師合有十人。其遊踐殊方,見禮如此。」
“He was provided daily with one hundred twenty betel leaves...He was also given a monthly supply of three sheng of oil; and as regards butter and milk, he took as much as he needed every day.”
–A Biography of the Tripitaka Master of the Great Ci'en Monastery of the Great Tang Dynasty