Involucrata (davidiainvolucrata), alias the water, pears, dove tree. Fruit trees belonging to the Blue Division (dove Branch) dove is a deciduous tree. Up to 20 meters, diameter of up to 1 meter. Born in more scattered broad-leaved forests, mountain air born appropriate humidity, humus rich, moist acidic brown soil. Life of up to more than a century. Wood light, soft, used for joinery, root bark, bark and fruits contain alkaloids, have anticancer effects.
Dove is the key protected plants at the national level, is a single type of specialty plants. Located in Shaanxi Zhenping; Shennongjia, Xingshan, Wufeng; Hunan Sangzhi; Guizhou Songtao, Fanjingshan; Sichuan Wushan, Nanchuan, Ping Wu, Wenchuan, Guanxian; Yunnan and other places Suijiang elevation 1250--2200 meter area.
On the "dove tree", had had such a beautiful legend. Secretly in love with the princess pigeons simple young man dove hard, she broke off a Hosta in two and a half, will save half of the dove as a keepsake gift. The cruel king does not agree to this marriage, he sent for the dove into the mountains killing arrested. The message has finally reached the ears of the princess, her father regardless of the block toward the mountains, crying aloud in the dove grave. Suddenly, a green jade tree in front of the princess, instant, small trees grow into a leafy tree, the princess turned into a white dove flying into trees with open arms ... ....
Involucrata, is the world famous "Chinese dove tree." Involucrata purple flowers, with the majority male and a gender flowers round apical capitulum, like a long "eye" and "mouth" of the pigeon head, base of two large inflorescence bracts white , are like pigeons, a pair of wings. 4 to 5 months, when the bloom when the dove, Zhang white bracts in the green leaves floating, like ten million pigeons live in the trees branches, wings to fly. In these circumstances, may be the "dove tree" of the origin of the nickname.
Dove is the specialty of the rare species in our country, our country's level of protection of plants, plant classification is a dove in the Division, general only this one. As early as 100 years ago, dove has also been widely distributed on Earth, in the Quaternary, most areas of the dove have been extinct, only survived in some parts of southern China, has become the plant kingdom today "living fossil."
Dove is a large deciduous tree, up to 30 meters, tend to grow at an altitude of 700 to 1600 meters deep clouds, called for greater air humidity. In China, the dove tree widely distributed Fanjingshan Guizhou, Hubei's Shennongjia, Emei Mountain in Sichuan and other places are growing, Tin Ping Shan in Sangzhi 700 meters above sea level, also found a dove on the acres of pure forest This is also the dove found more concentrated. Late spring each year, the dove Lin million acres of flowers lit, Man Shan white, magnificent.
Involucrata 1869 by a French priest named Dai Weisi the first floor in the fourth Chuanmu found. After the acquisition through the introduction and transmission of seed multiplication and Europe and the United States. Many well-known botanical gardens in Europe and America and urban gardens are planted. Geneva city in the world, even in the private courtyard, you can watch this crown open, garden trees all over the huge open white "flowers" of the landscape tree. Especially in the full bloom dove season, the pair of wings to be flying "pigeon" not only gives a pure, elegant beauty to enjoy, but also brings a quiet, peace and friendship. Beautiful "Chinese dove tree," the name, also known as spread it all over the world.
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