世园会探秘：神奇植物在哪里？| Botanic Marvels
园艺界的“奥林匹克”——世界园艺博览会（简称世园会），将于4月29日在北京延庆拉开帷幕。这是继昆明世园会（1999）、上海世博会（2010）之后，我国举办的级别最高、规模最大的国际性博览会。在长达162天的会期内，来自世界各地的奇花异草，将“跨越”山川湖海，在长城脚下一展芳华。
The 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition, also known as the Expo 2019 Beijing, will kick off later this month. The 162-day expo is poised to impress an expected 16 million visitors from home and abroad with a huge collection of plants, flowers and eye-catching pavilions as well as ideas for green development.
Accredited by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the Expo is of the most massive scale and highest level after the 1999 Kunming Expo and 2010 Shanghai Expo.
此次北京世园会将展出1000余种、超两万株珍稀植物品种。其中，“万花筒”植物馆是唯一一个以展示热带植物为主的场馆，其设计理念为“升起的地平线”。3165根空心钢管模拟了地平线以下植物丰富的根系，以表达植物原本隐藏于地下的强大生命力。
植物馆一层的温室分为五个区，高大的棕榈树、盘根错节的红榕树、低矮的柠檬树……层层叠叠，生机盎然，呈现着植物王国的多彩魅力。场馆通过展示空中花园、独木成林、老茎生花、滴水叶尖、巨叶现象、绞杀现象等神奇的植物现象，向参观者充分展示“植物的智慧”。
Covering an area of about 10,000 square meters, with the design concept of the “Rising Horizon,” the Botanic Pavilion of the Expo will house up to 1,000 plant species, including 100 rare species. The mangrove forest, tropical rainforest, ferns, insectivorous plants, moss and other displays in 12 scenic spots of 5 exhibition sections on the first floor, show the diversity of the vegetable kingdom, and the wisdom of the plants in surviving and adapting to the environment.
五大分区
“逆境求生” Surviving in Adversity
展现植物面对恶劣环境的本能进化
“植物大战” Plants War
复刻雨林霸主抢占领地的精彩画面
“万里长征” Long Journey
记录植物漂洋过海、延续基因的旅行日志
“变身大法” Great Transformation
重现植物为了生存攒足水份养料的百变体态
“亿年足迹” Billion Years Footprint
活化石植物带我们窥探进化的足迹
在众多珍稀植物中 哪些是“植物明星”？ 哪些 “身怀绝技”？ 什么植物最美？ 什么植物最香？ 什么植物最毒？ |
CGTN特别推出《神奇植物在哪里》系列短视频提前为你探秘
戳第一期视频看外籍编辑Matthew Watson找到了哪些令人惊奇的植物↓↓↓
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“憨态可掬”弥勒树
弥勒树是锦葵科/木棉科吉贝属的植物，也叫白花异木棉。它是植物馆中长相最奇怪的一种树，巨大的树干就像弥勒佛的肚子。它的花朵为白色或淡黄色，人们为了让它开出更艳丽的花，在上面嫁接了开粉色花的美丽异木棉。白花异木棉是植物界中的骆驼，它粗大的树干中存满了大量水份，即使一年不下雨，也不会受到很大影响。甚至，在没有根的情况下，白花异木棉都可以长出叶子。
The white silk floss tree is a plant of Ceiba of Malvaceae, and it is also known as white-flower ceiba. It is the strangest-looking tree in the Botanic Pavilion. Its huge trunk looks like the belly of Maitreya. Its flowers are white or light-yellow, but to make it bloom more beautifully, people graft chorisia speciosa giving pink flowers. The white silk floss tree is the "camel" of the plant kingdom. Its thick trunk is filled with a lot of water, so even if it does not rain for a year, it will not be greatly affected. Moreover, the tree can grow leaves without roots.
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“化酸为甜”神秘果
神秘果是典型热带常绿灌木，原产地在西非一带。20世纪60年代，周恩来总理访问西非时，加纳共和国把神秘果作为国礼送给周总理。此后，神秘果开始在我国栽培。神秘果是一种国宝级的珍贵植物，不管是在西非各国还是我国，都受到保护，禁止出口。
神秘果果肉中含有一种称为“变味素”的碱性糖蛋白，这种物质本身无味，虽然并不能真正地改变食物的味道，但可破坏人的味觉，产生增甜作用，不论你口中原来是酸甜苦辣任何滋味，吃一颗神秘果，都能马上品出它的甘甜味道。
The miracle berry originates in the tropical forest area of West Africa. In 1964, when Premier Zhou Enlai visited West Africa, the Republic of Ghana gave the miracle fruit as a national gift to Premier Zhou. After that, cultivation of the mystical fruit began in China. How could the miracle fruit change a person's taste? Because it has a special component “glycoprotein,” an active substance that can be used to change taste temporarily when it is ingested.
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“武力代表”见血封喉
还记得电影《战狼2》中男主角在武器用尽的情况下，用箭头涂抹了植物的汁液，制作出毒箭杀死敌人的情节吗？这种“三秒致死”的植物就是热带雨林中的神秘毒物——见血封喉。
见血封喉又名箭毒木，是国家级保护树种，生长在云南西双版纳的热带雨林地区。它的乳白色汁液含有剧毒，只要接触人的伤口，即可使中毒者心律失常、心脏麻痹、血管封闭、血液凝固，以至在短时间内窒息死亡，所以人们称它为“见血封喉”。见血封喉还是古代狩猎的传统法宝。
The poison arrow tree's latex contains toxins which in large doses increases the force of the heart's contractions and eventually leads to death. Contact with the eyes can lead to blindness. It's no wonder that in areas of southern China and Southeast Asia it was used to create poison darts and arrows for hunting or warfare.
怎么样，看完小编的这波强势科普，
是不是有种迫不及待造访植物馆的冲动？
先别急，下期《神奇植物在哪里》系列小编还将奉上植物馆的“网红植物”和“网红拍摄地”
让你轻松Get植物馆打卡指南
变身看热闹看门道都很厉害的仔！
上图的“长颈鹿枯木艺术装置”
就是位于植物馆顶层的一处“最佳打卡地”
你知道它叫什么名字吗？
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