Jinjiang genuine version 122 (minor revision)
On the way back from the rain forest, Ye Han saw another very distinctive tropical plant, the false Sterculia scabra.
The name gradually evolved from Sanskrit, but their fruits are as distinctive as those of the Dipterocarp family and are easy to identify.
Ye Han took two fruits of the Pseudo-Sterculia and placed them in his hands. They were shaped like starfish, with irregular pentagons and five petals. The fruit was orange-red in color, and each petal was cracked open, with black seeds hidden inside.
If you break off one of the corners and compare it, it looks like open red lips.
Director Xu: "Sterculia styracifolia and Pseudocercifolia are also representative plants of tropical rain forests."
Ye Han thought these fruits were beautiful and unique.
Sure enough, nature is the best designer.
After coming out of the rainforest, the two got on the sightseeing bus.
Ye Han was finally able to take a break. She took off her hat and returned it to Director Xu, feeling the cool temperature of the air conditioner and wiping the sweat from her forehead.
My breathing gradually became smoother, and the stuffy feeling from the rainforest gradually dissipated.
Maybe it was because I saw the stranglehold of the tropical rainforest, the hanging gardens and other scenes that I don’t usually see. Although I was physically tired, I was mentally excited.
The sightseeing bus drove to the West District. Director Xu looked at Ye Han and said, "Director Ye, should the bus take you directly to the gate or should we take you for a walk?"
"Let's take a walk." Ye Han slowed down his breathing and said with a smile, "Excuse me, Director. I heard that the West District has opened more than 20 special parks with rich plant species. I hope to take this opportunity to see them all."
"No trouble." Director Xu: "We can take a car and sightsee like tourists."
The West Zone is also quite large, and taking a sightseeing bus is a common way to explore the park.
Ye Han saw a special banyan tree garden, where there was a landscape of a single tree forming a forest, which is also a major feature of the genus Banyan.
Like the thousand-year-old fig tree we saw earlier, the aerial roots that surround the tree are thick and powerful, and can be up to 70 or 80 meters long. They are twisted and tangled, like hundreds of vines entangled together, and the aerial roots form pillars on the ground, which look like waterfalls from a distance - also known as "tree waterfalls".
It is said that in India and other places, local residents will entwine the aerial roots of banyan trees to guide their growth and use them to build wooden bridges.
The support and climbing ability of the banyan tree's aerial roots are truly amazing.
When he arrived at the palm garden, Ye Han saw a fallen palm tree.
Its origin is in India and other places, and it was introduced to China for religious reasons. The leaves can be used as writing materials instead of paper, and are the carrier of local ethnic minority culture.
Therefore, Dai culture is also known as Bayeux culture.
It is said that when Tang Monk went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, the scriptures he obtained were made of palm leaves.
Director Xu: “The average lifespan of the palm tree is 50-60 years. It only blooms once in its life and dies quickly after flowering and bearing fruit.
This is a palm tree that died after flowering last year. Our institute made it into a specimen and placed it here as a memorial.”
Ye Han: "Director, is it true that there are tens of millions of palm leaves in bloom?"
Director Xu: "That's right. A single plant can produce 24 million flowers, making it the plant with the most flowers in the world."
Decades of accumulation have created such an astonishing number of flowers, which is a wonder.
He showed Ye Han the photos.
When the flowering season comes, an inflorescence grows on the top of the palm tree, followed by millions of small beige flowers that densely cover the entire crown, covering the leaves below, which is extremely spectacular.
In the next picture, the branches and leaves of the palm tree are rapidly withering after bearing fruit, and it is about to reach the end of its life.
Ye Han looked at this scene and felt indescribable shock in his heart.
This is the power of life reproduction.
Use all your strength to bloom so that future generations can continue and life can go on forever.
This situation is not uncommon in plants.
Director Xu: "Last year, seven palm trees in the botanical garden bloomed one after another, attracting a large number of tourists to come and see them."
He said with emotion: "They have also completed the entire journey of their lives. It may be more than ten years before I see such a scene again."
It is not easy to cultivate the palm tree.
Its origin is abroad, and it is difficult for it to survive after transplanting. At one point in the last century, there were only a dozen trees left. It was not until the development of seed breeding technology that it has slowly recovered its prosperity.
In addition to the palm tree, there are various species of plants in the palm family.
Like oil palm, known as the world's king of oil, the yield of palm oil per mu is as high as 200 kilograms, which is 5 times that of peanut oil and 10 times that of soybean oil. It is an important local cash crop.
Ye Han was sitting in a sightseeing bus. When passing by some parks, he saw some trees with red signs hanging on them.
According to Director Xu, these plants or precious tree species are nationally protected and are now the focus of protection.
For example, the sword-leaved dragon blood tree.
Ye Han has introduced plants of the same genus, which is even more precious and is a national second-level protected plant.
The resin it exudes is called "Xuejie", which is the Yunnan red medicine that is as famous as Yunnan Baiyao. It is also the main ingredient of the famous medicine "Qilisan" and has extremely high medicinal value. ①
Due to its outstanding effect, it is often stolen in the wild.
Therefore, artificial cultivation is very important.
As long as they can be cultivated on a large scale and achieve the same medicinal effect, these wild plants can be well protected.
Director Xu: "Now our botanical garden has cooperation with well-known pharmaceutical companies and nursery cultivation bases.
On the one hand, we provide them with technical support and use the funds for the construction of the botanical garden; on the other hand, it is also to protect these precious tree species.”
Ye Han was deeply touched by this.
She thought of Dendrobium officinale.
Nowadays, large-scale artificial cultivation has greatly reduced its price, and the general public can buy it through formal channels.
Once alternatives are available and readily available, who would spend so much energy collecting wild species?
Besides, this is an illegal act and you may end up in jail for life if you are not careful.
Under the protection of various policies, the illegal digging behavior has been greatly reduced, which has benefited the people and made the price of medicinal plants cheap.
We took a sightseeing bus around the West District and it was almost 5pm. The first day's journey was a complete success.
Fu Yunze acted as a driver again and picked Ye Han up.
On the way back, Ye Han was eager to share, and told him about his experiences. Then he asked him with a smile: "How was your day? Did the partner let you experience the local characteristics?"
In fact, where are the partners?
Fu Yunze paused slightly as he turned the steering wheel, and tightened his bony fingers: "...Yes."
Ye Han glanced at him.
Fu Yunze's ears blushed: "Have breakfast with you."
He felt that this was too straightforward, so he added in a low voice: "I experienced the local specialties."
Ye Han looked at the other person's handsome profile and slightly red ears, feeling a little dazed.
She smiled and said, "How about we continue to experience the local delicacies tonight?"
Fu Yunze was breathless because of her pause. He took a few seconds to speak, "Okay, I'll ask Pan Heng to order the hotel's special dishes."
"By the way, I have an appointment with a masseuse, who will arrive at 8pm. Is that time okay?"
Ye Han: "Sure, thank you."
It's really convenient to have someone arrange these things.
Only two days had passed, and Ye Han had already fallen in love with this thoughtful arrangement.
Without having to worry about anything, you can focus more on the important things.
I don’t know if I will get used to it after returning to Huajianji.
In the evening, Ye Han played with the fruits of the Parashorea chinensis and confirmed the plants to be introduced.
The first is the Parashorea chinensis, a national first-class protected plant and an endangered species in the world; at the same time, we introduced iconic species of tropical rainforests such as the Dipterocarpaceae family, such as the Green Plum/Stichopus nipponica, and the False Sterculia affine.
Then there are the national second-level protected plants: Alsophila spinulosa, Alsophila alba, Staghorn fern, and Dracaena scabra;
National third-level protected plant: Strychnos nux vomica.
The palm leaf is also very distinctive. Ye Han hopes that more people can experience this shocking inheritance of life.
Dancing grass.
She wrote about the plant.
Dancing grass is very sensitive to sound waves and its leaves will sway with the music, which is very interesting.
Of course, there are other tropical plants, such as the coconut tree, areca palm, oil palm, and royal palm of the palm family; and the lemon, wild lychee, jackfruit, passion fruit, jaboticaba, etc. of the flower and fruit family.
Except for the national protected plants, all others are common tree species in the local area and can be easily introduced.
But for tourists in W City, these tropical plants are almost never touched.
If Ye Han had not come to Province Y, he would have only heard of many plants but never seen them.
China's tropical rainforests only exist in Province Y and Province H. Only a small number of people come here to travel. Perhaps more than 90% of them have never seen a real rainforest.
Building a tropical rainforest museum that is close to the original ecology can make up for this regret to a certain extent and allow everyone to better understand these magical tropical plants.
Ye Han adjusted some of the introduced plant varieties, made a list by category, and submitted applications for the newly added national protected plants.
The model of W04 was also adjusted accordingly, incorporating the unique strangler, large plank roots and sky gardens found in the rainforest to make the entire scene more intuitive.
Not to mention anything else, even Ye Han himself is looking forward to it.
The next day, Ye Han came to the X City Botanical Garden again and went to the orchid greenhouse.
Province Y has a particularly large number of orchid plants, with more than 900 species, accounting for 71% of the country's orchid species, and is known as the orchid kingdom.
Therefore, a special orchid garden was established here.
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences are responsible for the introduction, domestication, and cultivation of wild orchids, including Dendrobium, Vanda, Nail Orchid, and Shrimp Orchid, with more than 200 species. It is an important base for orchid research in China.
Not only in City X, but also in the City Botanical Garden in City K, the capital of Province Y, there are a great variety of orchids, making an important contribution to maintaining the diversity of local orchid plants.
Ye Han followed Director Xu to the orchid greenhouse.
This is the base where the institute cultivates orchids and is not open to the public.
Most orchids bloom from February to April. During this time, the botanical garden will hold an orchid exhibition, displaying orchids of various colors and varieties for the public to appreciate.
Nowadays, many orchids are no longer in bloom. However, the temperature and humidity can be controlled in the greenhouse, and scientific research methods can be used to induce flowering according to research needs. Therefore, many orchids are still in bloom.
Arriving at the Orchid Room, Ye Han first greeted the researcher Wei Lanyu.
She is responsible for the cultivation of the Orchidaceae and Paphiopedilum species, but she has a detailed understanding of orchid plants as a whole, enough to serve as a tour guide for this event.
Other researchers were also very enthusiastic, and everyone here knew that the retrieval system they used was centered at Huajianji.
And they were all surprised at Ye Han's youth.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, it would have been hard for them to imagine that a girl in her early twenties would be the director of a botanical garden.
Every researcher here is older than she is.
However, after being surprised, they continued their work, studying and cultivating these precious orchids.
Ye Han looked over from the door and saw rows of orchids placed on a rectangular table, most of which were seedlings that had not yet been divided.
There is a lot of humidity in the air, and the mist falls from above, landing between the seedlings and the finished orchids, providing them with the right environment for growth.
Ye Han saw some garlic orchids that were being cultivated. They were not big and should have just been cultivated. Dozens of them were placed in the same area and some of them were blooming.
The pseudobulb at the root is shaped like a head of green garlic, so it is called the single garlic orchid.
It belongs to the genus Orchidaceae and is a national second-class protected plant.
At Wei Lanyu's suggestion, Ye Han picked up one to examine it.
Its flowers are light purple, with slender petals on the upper side that spread outward; the edges of the lower lip are wrinkled, as if there are several circles of tiny thorns around it.
There are spots inside the lip, which is not beautiful from the perspective of Chinese aesthetics of orchids.
Because people who grow orchids in China prefer the feeling of secluded orchids in a valley, pure and elegant, but the shape of garlic orchids and the structure of lip are not so pleasing.
But Ye Han thought it was very special.
Garlic is plump, with two leaves growing on the left and right, and the color is emerald green. The stem is not long, the flower looks large, and the petals stretch widely, which is beautiful and lovely in its own way.
Wei Lanyu: "This is the garlic orchid, a species endemic to my country. Unfortunately, not many people in China appreciate it at present. It is cultivated in large quantities mainly for medicinal purposes. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving cough and reducing phlegm.
"It is very popular in Europe. Europeans place it on windowsills as potted flowers. It is also called window sill orchid and is suitable for small pot planting."
As a researcher studying the garlic orchid, Wei Lanyu naturally likes it very much and can't help but feel sorry that it is not recognized by the public.
At present, apart from its medicinal uses, garlic orchids are rarely seen on the market, which has a certain impact on the cultivation of hybrid and other horticultural varieties.
Wei Lanyu: "The garlic orchid often grows in patches on rock walls. It is very spectacular when it blooms. I personally think it can be cultivated as an ornamental orchid.
Director Ye, what do you think? "
Ye Han nodded: "Absolutely."
She could imagine the shock of seeing the entire rock wall covered with lavender orchids. Even if there were not large areas of blooming orchids, each individual plant had its own ornamental value.
Just like the aesthetic taste of Europeans, a small plant can be placed on the windowsill for appreciation.
Wei Lanyu's attitude became noticeably softer, and when she went to get a few other orchids, Ye Han used the golden finger on one of the orchids.
Du Suanlan said in a soft and sticky voice: "I don't like people calling me garlic, it's so unpleasant."
Du Suanlan: "Woo woo, I also want to grow long and thin QAQ."
Ye Han touched its pseudobulb and comforted it softly: "Your garlic is plump, which is very cute. The petals are slender and the color is also beautiful."
Du Suanlan whispered: "Really? Is the garlic...beautiful?"
Ye Han smiled and said, "Of course, it's very special."
Ye Han: "Look, the researcher who trained you likes you very much, too."
Du Suanlan happily shook her flower, as if nodding vigorously: "Yeah!"
Ye Han's eyes curved up: "I will introduce a lot of orchids, do you want to go back with me?"
Du Suanlan said softly: "Yes!"
"Can you put me in a greenhouse like this one? With the other Lanlans?"
Ye Han touched its pseudobulb and said, "Good."
There are now many hybrids of the genus Allium, and a large number of them are cultivated, which has already formed a scale.
There is no problem for Ye Han to introduce them.
She followed Wei Lanyu to the front to check out the various varieties of Paphiopedilums.
The flower of the Apricot-yellow Paphiopedilum is as its name suggests. The entire orchid is apricot yellow, including the lip petal below, with no variegated colors or spots on the entire body. It looks very delicate and highly ornamental.
It is also known as the Golden Boy Paphiopedilum, a national second-level protected plant.
Ye Han thought of the Sclerophyllum hardleafed Paphiopedilum that he had rescued. The other one had bulging pink circles that looked like blown bubbles, and was also called the Jade Maiden Paphiopedilum.
The two of them are collectively known as the 'golden boy and jade girl', which also represents extraordinary beauty and are very popular in the market.
The one in front was also very beautiful. Ye Han observed it and asked with a hint of surprise, "Is this the Paphiopedilum Malipo?"
Wei Lanyu: "Yes, it was found in Malipo, Province Y, and was named directly after the place name."
This is a national first-class protected plant and is very precious.
In other words, except for a few species, all other Paphiopedilums are listed as first-class protected plants.
It is the kind of orchid that people like most. Its flower stalks are upright and longer than other orchids, at 30-40 centimeters, making it look graceful.
The color is yellow-green, with stripes on the petals and lips, and the color combination is fresh.
The leaves are dark green, relatively thick and dotted with spots, and are a terrestrial plant.
At that time, more than a dozen orchids will be planted in the orchid area at once. The bulging pods on the slender flower stalks will sway gently in the wind, showing their elegance.
Wei Lanyu: "Our project team is currently breeding a hybrid with Paphiopedilum Malipo as its parent, so that its long flower stalks can be preserved."
This is a very ornamental feature.
Wei Lanyu walked forward a few steps and introduced: "The one over here is a Paphiopedilum variegatum, which is extremely rare. There are almost no complete colonies in the wild, only a few plants grow scattered. It is a species endemic to Province Y."
Colorful Paphiopedilum.
When Ye Han was building the exhibition hall, this kind of orchid was included in the endangered plant atlas. Currently, it is only found in Y Province and Myanmar in the world.
So precious.
This was the first time Ye Han had seen several species of orchids here.
Wei Lanyu: "Paphiopedilum variegata has good resistance and can withstand drought, which is rare among orchids."
It not only protects plants, but also has extremely high research value.
After looking at several rare orchids such as the giant-petaled Paphiopedilum, the devil's Paphiopedilum, the beautiful Paphiopedilum, and the Wenshan Paphiopedilum, Wei Lanyu took Ye Han to the orchid cultivation room.
Thousands of glass bottles and culture media are displayed inside, and orchids are mass-produced using sterile operations and tissue culture techniques and then put on the market.
Tissue culture refers to the separation of required tissues and cells from plants and the regeneration of new plants, which is essentially a form of asexual reproduction.
Although this technology does not help much with diversity, it solves the problems of quantity and cost very well.
As the researchers said, they also want to use seeds to propagate, let the plants grow naturally, and maintain biological diversity.
However, there is not enough time to cultivate each plant one by one, so we can only ensure the quantity first.
There are a large number of orchids in Y Province, and illegal digging is also a serious problem. The people here have seen too many of them. There may be wild orchids on the mountains behind, and it is common for people to pick them up at will.
In addition, orchids are highly ornamental and are frequently sold at sky-high prices in certain flower markets or exhibitions, which has further encouraged this trend.
It is essentially profitable.
Now, after tissue cultivation, the cost has been greatly reduced. You may only need tens or hundreds of dollars to buy a pot of orchid, and there are so many hybrid varieties that it is dazzling.
As the price drops, naturally fewer people will collect wild species.
Moreover, wild species are more difficult to keep alive and often grow in dense forests on high mountains or on rock walls. On the contrary, artificially cultivated varieties are more likely to produce beautiful flowers.
This is a means of protection.
Ye Han came out of the cultivation room and looked at so many national protected plants in front of him, the lowest of which were level two. Such a grand sight could only be seen in Y Province.
Wild orchids are too precious, so she couldn't take away so many protected plants, but she could take away seedlings or fresh pollen.
Now, Dr. Yu and others have overcome the difficulty of breeding precious orchid plants and can enable these orchids to reproduce sexually.
What Ye Han used for exchange was the seedlings of Darwin orchid.
When she took out the culture bottle, all the researchers gathered around with excited looks.
"It's the famous Darwinland."
“It was actually cultivated!”
Darwin's orchid is native to the African island of Madagascar. It is recognized as an orchid that is difficult to introduce and cultivate. It is also a well-deserved star plant in every international orchid exhibition. Many people will never see it in their lifetime.
And here, there are actually five seedlings!
Each one is very lively, having grown two or three leaves, and will soon be able to be planted out in the experimental field.
The exchange was undoubtedly a success.
Ye Han will also introduce a variety of nationally protected orchids to prepare for the creation of an orchid area.
Ahhh, it's getting late (tears)
Note ①: Excerpted from the Internet and some popular science videos.
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