Izitshalo

IJade Vine, noma iStrongyllodon Largeleaf

Wake wasibona esinye sezitshalo ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni esibizwa ngokuthi umdiliya we-jade? Lesi isimangaliso sendalo ngempela, esinikezwe isihloko saso ngendlela efanele. Ake sibheke kabanzi ngalesi sitshalo esimangalisayo nesimangalisayo emhlabeni.

IStrongyloodon Largeleaf (iJade Vine) © TANAKA Juuyoh

IStrongyldon, noma uJade Vine (I-Strongylodon macrobotrys) - isitshalo somndeni we-legume, uhlobo lwenhlobo yeStrongilodon, ekhula ihlathile emahlathini ashisayo asePhilippine Islands. Lesi sitshalo kwesinye isikhathi sivame ukutshala emazweni asezindaweni ezishisayo nangaphansi njengendawo yokuhlobisa.

I-Largeylodon stigilodon yi-liana ebingabikhona futhi ingekho i-analogues ngobuhle nangokumangalisa. Kuyaqapheleka ukuthi lesi sitshalo sihluke ngempela, ngoba ubuhle "bukhona" hhayi ngamaqabunga amancanyana noma izimbali ezinhle, kepha yinto ephelele, engabonakali. Akumangalisi ukuthi umvini we-jade uthole isihloko esithi "imbali enhle kakhulu futhi engavamile kakhulu emhlabeni."

IStrongyloodon Largeleaf (iJade Vine) © Ihlathi neKim Starr

IStrongyloodon ingeyomndeni wama-legume futhi izizwe eziningi zePhilippine Islands (indawo yokuzalwa kwalesi sitshalo) phambilini zazibhekwa njengohlobo lukabhontshisi ojwayelekile. Umvini we-jade unezinde ezinde ezifinyelela kubude obungaphezu kwamamitha angama-20, nezimbali eziqhakazayo ziqoqwe kuma-inflorescence. Njengoba kunezinhlobo eziningi zeStrongylodon, akunakwenzeka ukusho ngqo ukuthi yaqala kuphi ukukhula okokuqala. Kuyaziwa nje ukuthi i-stemmedilodon enkulu (eyaziwa kangcono ngokuthi umvini we-jade) yaqala ukutholwa izakhamizi zasePhilippine Islands, kudala ngaphambi kokufika kwamakholoni okuqala avela eYurophu.

Izimbali 'zomvini weJade "zingamasentimitha ayi-7-12, ziqoqwe ngamabhulashi amakhulu aze afike ku-90 cm ubude wamashumi amaningana (kuze kube yizicucu eziyikhulu). Umbala wezimbali ufana nekhambi elihlanjululwe kakhulu lamajikijolo edayimane. IStrongylodon inkulu-impova yamalulwane. Izithelo ziyibhontshisi efinyelela ku-5 cm ubude futhi iqukethe imbewu eyi-12.

IStrongyloodon Largeleaf (iJade Vine) © Ihlathi neKim Starr

Isikhathi eside bekukholelwa ukuthi lesi sitshalo asikwazi ukuqhakaza. Iqiniso ngukuthi umvini we-jade uyimbali ebabazekayo futhi ezimweni zemvelo unikeza ama-inflorescence aqhakazile ngokungasho njalo. Ngakho-ke izakhamizi zakulezi ziqhingi isikhathi eside zacabanga ukuthi isitshalo sikabhontshisi asidingi nakancane - kuso kwakungekho zithelo, ngisho nezimbali. Kodwa umbono washintsha lapho kwathi kwesinye isitshalo bebona ama-inflorescence amahle aluhlaza, afinyelela ubude obungamasentimitha angama-90. Umbala wazo wawukhanya unoshukela kangangokuba lesi sitshalo sabe sesibizwa ngokuthi yi-jade, kanye nomvini - ngoba ezinye izinhlobo zalesi sitshalo zazinesiqu esikhanyayo. Njengomphumela, sesivele sifinyelele kusitshalo esinomlando omude - umvini we-jade.

IStrongyloodon Largeleaf (iJade Vine) © TANAKA Juuyoh

Kuze kube manje, lesi sitshalo sifakiwe ohlwini lwezinhlobo ezivikelwe, ngoba kuze kube muva nje sasesithathwa njengesiqothulwe ngokuphelele. Njengamanje, ukutshala kwayo kulawulwa ngokuqinile.

E-UK, iRoyal Botanic Garden inesigaba sonke sokutshala imivini ye-jade, lapho ochwepheshe abahamba phambili beyigcina. Yize iqiniso lokuthi le mbali ayidabukeli kakhulu, izizwa ingathandeki engadini, okwenza sikwazi ukuzama ukuthuthukiswa kwezinhlobo ezintsha zalesi simangaliso futhi singafani nezinye izitshalo.