石榴

千屈菜科

學名:Pomegranate

英名:安石榴、柘榴、若榴、榭榴、謝榴

別名:安石榴屬落葉灌木或小喬木,原產伊朗。枝端常特化為刺狀,披針形葉對生。花色以紅為主,另有白色與黃色品種以及重瓣大花的觀賞用品種。果實外表黃褐色至紫紅色,成熟後會不規則開裂,露出具有肉質假種皮的種子,假種皮可供食用。

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簡介 Description

種植於全日照環境,介質排水要好。修剪於落葉期,以過密枝、徒長枝等不良枝為主。夏季要注意簑衣蟲危害。繁殖使用播種、嫁接、空中壓條與扦插法。

The plant grows well in a full sun environment and well-drained medium. Advised to perform pruning the congested or overlong branches during deciduous period. Beware of the damage of bagworms in summers. It can be reproduced from seeds, grafting, air layering and cuttings.

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栽培 Cultivation

俗云:「五月石榴紅似火」,重瓣品種花色美豔,是夏季的代表花,農曆五月稱榴月。適合種植作為庭園的主題樹。果實象徵多子多孫可作供品,常種植於寺廟祠堂中。果皮稱石榴皮,味酸澀,具有止瀉、止血與驅除絛蟲和蛔蟲等功效。

A Chinese old saying - "Pomegranate bloom in May is as red as fire” describes the iconic double-flowered ornamental with showy and stunning flowers blooming in summer, so lunar May is also named pomegranate month.

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應用 Application

A deciduous shrub or small tree in the genus Punica, native to Iran. The branch tips are often specialized into spiny, with lanceolate leaves arranged oppositely. This variety produces red flowers and there are also white-flowered, yellow-flowered and large double-flowered ornamental varieties. The fruit is yellow-brown to purplish red, cracks irregularly when ripe, and reveals seeds with fleshy aril which is edible.

Suitably planted as an accent tree in a garden. The fruits symbolize many offspring and are commonly used as offerings, often planted in temples. The peel is known as pomegranate peel, with sour and astringent taste and medicinal properties such as antidiarrheal, hemostasis, and expelling tapeworms and roundworms.