象橘 | Wood Apple
象橘 | Wood Apple
學名:Limonia acidissima L.
學名:Limonia acidissima L.
科別:芸香科Rutaceae
原產地:印度、斯里蘭卡、安達曼群島、孟加拉國
種植區:玄奘大師區
植物特性:
冬季落葉小喬木。樹皮灰白色,不裂,刺勁直,斜向上生。葉有小葉5-7片,小葉無柄,倒卵形或卵形,長2.5-4公分,全緣,成長葉無毛。花甚多,細小。果徑5-6公分,果皮木質,粗糙,果肉味酸甜;種子長圓形而略扁,有棉質毛。
花期:2月-3月
資料來源:https://www.easyatm.com.tw/wiki/%E8%B1%A1%E6%A9%98
經文:
■《大唐西域記》:「風壤既別地利亦殊。花草果木雜種異名。所謂庵沒羅果。庵弭羅果。末杜迦果。跋達羅果。劫比他果。阿末羅果。鎮杜迦果。烏曇跋羅果。茂遮果。那利薊羅果。般橠娑果。凡厥此類難以備載。見珍人世者,略舉言焉。」
“As the climate and soil vary in different places, the natural products also differ in various districts. There are diverse descriptions of flowers, herbs, fruit, and trees with different names…… kapittha (wood apple)......It is difficult to give a full list of such fruit [trees], and here I just mention a few of them that are valued by the people. ”
–The Great T'ang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions