酒瓶椰子 (33株,●分佈位置:梅花池兩側)
夾竹桃科
學名:Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (L. H. Bailey) H. E. Moore
英名:Bottle Palm
別名:德利椰子
酒瓶椰子屬常綠喬木,原產模里西斯。幹上下較窄,中央粗而形似酒瓶,有明顯環狀葉痕。羽狀複葉,披針形小葉40~60對,葉柄紅褐色,葉鞘圓桶狀。雌雄異花,肉穗花序。果成熟呈金黃色,開花至果實成熟需18個月。種子橢圓形。
An evergreen tree in the genus Hyophorbe, native to Mauritius. Stems narrow at the top and bottom and swollen in the middle, resembling wine bottles, with obvious circular leaf marks. Pinnate compound leaves, leaflets lanceolate, arranged in 40 to 60 pairs, petiole reddish brown, leaf sheath barrel-shaped. Monoecious, spadix. The fruit matures golden yellow and usually takes 18 months from flowering to fruit maturity. Seeds oval. 取自 臺北典藏植物園