1, the botanical characteristics of bayberry
1, name and classification status
0 bayberry is the official middle name, this name is a common name, its name is generally considered to be ungrafted bayberry tree, its fruit looks like aquatic poplar, and its fruit tastes like sour plum, hence the name bayberry; its scientific name is Moreella rudra Lour, which was officially named in 1790; there are also mountain bayberry, vermilion, pearlyberry, tree plum , etc.; in plant taxonomy , belong to the evergreen tree species of the bayberry family.
2, distribution and growth environment
Balien is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong. It usually grows in hillsides and valley forests below 1,500 meters above sea level. It likes warm and humid climate, shade-tolerant to strong sunlight, and likes good acidic soil; my country has a long history of cultivation and many varieties of cultivation.
3, appearance characteristics
1 is an evergreen tree, which can reach 15 meters high, with gray bark, old tree bark shallow cracks, the crown is spherical, the branches are hairless, and the tender branches have round shield-like glands.
2 is single leaf, often grows densely at the upper end of the branches, without stents, leaves are leathery and hairless; the leaves on the crooked strips are obovate or hudgically lanceolate; the leaves on the branches are wedge-like obovate or obovate, with a few sharp serrated teeth all over the edge or above the middle, with dark green surfaces, light green on the back, and hairless; petioles are about 5 mm long.
3 is dioecious , male inflorescence is cylindrical, 1-3 cm long, male inflorescence has 2-4 ovate bracts and 4-6 stamens; female inflorescence is often single-leaf axilla, thinner than male inflorescence, 5-15 mm longer, and has 4 ovate bracts, ovate ovate, extremely small, and blooms in April;
drupe spherical, about 1.5 cm in diameter, about 3 cm in cultivars, with papillary convex on the surface, fleshy outer skin, and the juice is mostly resin, with a sweet and sour taste, dark red or purple-red when ripened, the core is round and ovate, the inner skin is hardwood, and the fruit is ripe from June to July.
2, the utilization value of bayberry
first, the fruit is eaten. The bayberry fruit has a unique flavor, sweet and sour taste, and rich in nutrition. It is a famous fruit that can be eaten fresh. It mainly contains carbohydrates , protein , amino acid , organic acids, minerals, multiple vitamins, anthocyanins, flavonoids and other nutrients, and has the health care effects such as increasing nutrition and antioxidant and anti-aging. The fruits of bayberry are not easy to store. There is a saying that "the taste changes in one day, the color changes in two days, and the color changes in three days". Therefore, dried bayberry, bayberry sauce, bayberry juice, bayberry candied bayberry fruit and other foods are usually processed and produced.
Second, bayberry has high medicinal value. Its fruits, kernels, leaves, bark and roots can be used as medicine. The fruit has the effects of quenching thirst, promoting blood circulation, and cleaning the stomach; the leaves contain volatile oils and tannins, which can cure colds, coughs, phlegm and blood; the bark has wonderful effects on stopping bleeding and pain; bayberry kernel is effective in treating tumors; bayberry root has the effects of regulating qi, stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis. Please follow the doctor's advice when using medicine.
Third, the bayberry tree is dignified, the crown is round, the branches and leaves are dense, and the summer is full of red fruits, making it a good ornamental tree species for landscaping.
