Royal Horticultural Society
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/57 ... plant.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/ga ... ml?image=3
英國皇家園藝學會舉辦全球最醜陋植物選舉,入圍前十名的植物各具「醜」態,這些植物雖然外表醜陋,但不少能夠在惡劣氣候及濕度中生存,證明求生技能較外在美更加重要。民眾可在學會網站投票選出心目中的最醜植物,選舉在本月二十六日截止投票,二十九日公布結果。十大入選植物包括葡萄甕、巨花馬兜鈴、棒棰樹、屍花、百歲蘭、奇怪科萊氏木、Pseudocolus fusiformis、蒼角殿、Raoulia eximia、豬籠草。
第五名
棒錘樹屬---Elephant's trunk
科: 夾竹桃科 Apocynaceae
屬: 棒錘樹屬 Pachypodium
Lindl.
棒錘樹屬(學名:Pachypodium)
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E6%A3%92 ... 9%E5%B1%AC
是非洲特有的一屬肉質植物。它們屬於夾竹桃科。
棒錘樹屬都是肉質植物,有塊莖及有刺的。它們不會像其他夾竹桃科般分泌奶白色的樹脂。它們的氣孔很明顯。
棒錘樹屬的形態就算是在種內或種與種之間都有很大分別,主要是為適應其生長環境。它們的形態具有高度的靈活性,可以是從基座或冠部分枝出來。其形態主要分為:
扁平短小的物種,高度少於8厘米,但直徑可達40厘米。
壺狀或卵狀的灌木,高4米。
有分枝或沒有分枝,像仙人掌或雪茄的樹,高5米。
非洲霸王樹---Pachypodium_lamerei
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/File:Pach ... amerei.PNG
巴氏棒錘樹---P. baronii
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E5%B7%B4 ... 8%E6%A8%B9
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/File:Pach ... baroni.JPG
Pachypodium brevicaule---惠比須笑
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pachy ... brevicaule
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... ule_02.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Pachypodium_brevicaule_02.jpg/800px-Pachypodium_brevicaule_02.jpg)
Pachypodium horombense---筒蝶青
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pachy ... horombense
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... bense1.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Pachypodium-horombense1.jpg)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pachypodium.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Pachypodium.jpg/425px-Pachypodium.jpg)
Pachypodium geayi----亞阿相界
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachypodium_geayi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pachypodium_geayi.JPG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pachy ... geayi2.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Pachypodium_geayi2.jpg/450px-Pachypodium_geayi2.jpg)
Pachypodium lamerei----非洲霸王樹
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachypodium_lamerei
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pachypodium_lamerei
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... merei2.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Pachypodium_lamerei2.jpg/685px-Pachypodium_lamerei2.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pachy ... ei_(2).jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Pachypodium_lamerei_%282%29.jpg/450px-Pachypodium_lamerei_%282%29.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pachy ... flower.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Pachypodium_lamerei_flower.jpg/800px-Pachypodium_lamerei_flower.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pachy ... amerei.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/72/PachypodiumLamerei.jpg/450px-PachypodiumLamerei.jpg)
Pachypodium lealii---bottle tree
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachypodium_lealii
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pachypodium_lealii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pachy ... lealii.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Pachypodium_lealii.jpg/450px-Pachypodium_lealii.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bottl ... owers).jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Bottle-tree%28flowers%29.jpg)
Pachypodium namaquanum ----光堂
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pachy ... namaquanum
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... quanum.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Apocynaceae_Pachypodium_namaquanum.jpg/450px-Apocynaceae_Pachypodium_namaquanum.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pachy ... CT2653.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Pachypodium_namaquanum_PICT2653.jpg/450px-Pachypodium_namaquanum_PICT2653.jpg)
Pachypodium_rosulatum---蓮座棒錘樹
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pachypodium_rosulatum
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... atum01.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Pachypodium_rosulatum01.jpg/799px-Pachypodium_rosulatum01.jpg)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... ius_01.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Pachypodium_Rosulatum_Gracilius_01.jpg/800px-Pachypodium_Rosulatum_Gracilius_01.jpg)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... ius_02.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Pachypodium_Rosulatum_Gracilius_02.jpg/800px-Pachypodium_Rosulatum_Gracilius_02.jpg)
Pachypodium rutenbergianum---鬼金棒
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... gianum.JPG
Pachypodium saundersii---白馬城
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... _plant.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Pachypodium_saundersii_-_Lundi_Star_-_desc-mature_plant.jpg/800px-Pachypodium_saundersii_-_Lundi_Star_-_desc-mature_plant.jpg)
Pachypodium succulentum---天馬空
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pachy ... ucculentum
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... ntum_1.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Pachypodium_succulentum_1.jpg/374px-Pachypodium_succulentum_1.jpg)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... ntum_4.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Pachypodium_succulentum_4.jpg/758px-Pachypodium_succulentum_4.jpg)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... ntum_3.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Pachypodium_succulentum_3.jpg/662px-Pachypodium_succulentum_3.jpg)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... owers2.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Pachypodium_succulentum_flowers2.jpg/408px-Pachypodium_succulentum_flowers2.jpg)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... lowers.jpg
![圖檔](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Pachypodium_succulentum_flowers.jpg/771px-Pachypodium_succulentum_flowers.jpg)