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引用第27楼angela_whz于12-24-2012 17:34发表的 Re:Re:回 1楼(angela_whz) 的帖子 :
}jiqUBn% +@%9pbM"z 这个树叫Pohutukana Tree。一般在11月--一月开花。花和Bottle Brush很相似。颜色以深红为主，又称新西兰的圣诞树。
l,*Q?q 那天看到许多深红中有一株粉红，阳光下艳丽的心动，就拍了。
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7@EYF h#]} J}si 有了这个当地的名字，就好找了。果然是桃金娘科（这科的名字也怪，北方没有）红千层属的植物，跟Bottle Brush是（学名Callistemon rigidus）同一个属的兄弟姐妹。
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&Tb=k 以下资料来自一本
“古书” Early New Zealand Books CHAPTER XXIV
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Callistemon ellipticus, ) a tree of great size, but of irregular form, with a dark and umbrageous foliage, resembling the ilex. Between December and January it assumes a splendid appearance, being covered with flowers of the richest purple. It always grows by the sea shore, on rocky precipices, almost destitute of soil, and gives much beauty to the sequestered bays and inlets of New Zealand. The wood, when polished, would form a good substitute for rosewood.
