放大圖片
習性:多年生藤本
花期:一月至六月
分布地點:香港、廣東、海南、廣西、福建、台灣、雲南等均有栽培。
春節期間,雖然不能在香港 「燒炮仗」 (燃放爆竹),卻有千千萬萬的炮仗花一串串掛於郊外、村邊、花園,使新的一年充滿生氣。
炮仗花是外來的藤本攀援狀植物,具有三叉絲狀卷鬚。葉對生,複葉,小葉2至3枚,卵形。圓錐形花序著生於側枝頂端,花冠筒狀,裂片5,橙紅色,如爆竹般,故有炮仗花之稱。
Fire-cracker Vine
Habit:Perennial Vine
Flowering Period:January to June
Localities:Commonly cultivated in Hong Kong, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Yunnan.
During the Chinese New Year, real fire-cracker is forbidden in Hong Kong, but clusters of Fire-cracker Vine can be found in the countryside, rural areas and gardens, reminding us the New Year afresh.
Fire-cracker Vine is an exotic climbing vine, with a three-branched tendril. Opposite leaves have 2 to 3 oval leaflets. Orange-red flowers are in tube-shape, with 5 corolla lobes at the margin, just like fire-crackers. ■資料:漁護署
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