酒瓶蘭 (2株，●分佈位置：活動中心右側，美花圃內)
天門冬科
學名：Beaucarnea recurvata Lem.
英名：Elephant's foot、Bottle ponytail、Beaucarnea、Pony tail palm、Pony Tail、Ponytail Palm、Bottle Palm、Elephant Foot Tree

為了抵禦墨西哥荒野的乾旱，樹幹基部多肉化以儲存水份、養份，植株整體有如瓶身寬、瓶口窄的酒瓶而得名，英文也稱為象腳樹，是不是也很像呢？酒瓶蘭姿態獨特，是常見的庭園景觀樹，常用在沙漠景觀設計。生長比較緩慢，在原產地有超過300歲的老樹。人工培養大約要20年以上才會開花，花序遠看像蓬鬆的鴕鳥毛，白色花朵非常細小。

In order to resist the drought in the Mexican wilderness, Elephant's foot develops fleshy trunk base to store water and nutrients. The plant shape resembles a wine bottle with a wide bottom and a narrow neck, hence the Chinese name. It is also known as Elephant’s Foot; do you think they are alike? With a unique posture, Elephant’s Foot is a common tree often planted in desert landscape. It grows relatively slow, and spans 300 years in the place of origin. It takes more than 20 years for artificial cultivation to bloom. The inflorescence are very small white flowers hence looks like fluffy ostrich hair from a distance.資料來源：臺北典藏植物園