The old Cercis tree : 無料・フリー素材/写真
The old Cercis tree / wallygrom
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Highdown Gardens, near Worthing, West Sussex ...Cercis is a genus of about 10 species in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to warm temperate regions.Cercis siliquastrum, commonly known as the Judas Tree or Judas-tree, is a small deciduous tree from Southern Europe and Western Asia which is noted for its prolific display of deep pink flowers in spring.This species forms a small tree up to 12 metres in height and 10 metres in width.The deep pink flowers are produced on year-old or older growth ... including the main trunk ... in late spring (cauliflory). The flowers display a blossom with five free petals and fused sepals ... a shape which is specific to the Fabaceae. The leaves appear shortly after the first flowers emerge. These are cordate with a blunt apex, which occasionally has a shallow notch at the tip. The tree produces long flat pods that hang vertically. The flowers are edible and purportedly have a sweet-acid taste.There is a long-standing myth that Judas Iscariot hanged himself from a tree of this species. This belief is related to the common name "Judas tree", which is possibly a corrupted derivation from the French common name, Arbre de Judée, meaning tree of Judea, referring to the hilly regions of that country where the tree used to be common. Another possible source for the vernacular name is the fact that the flowers and seed pods can dangle direct from the trunk in a way reminiscent of Judas' suicide.The flowers are pollinated by bees, attracted by nectar. Pollen from the protruding stamens is deposited on the bee's body and carried to another flower's stigma.In Israel the tree has a status of a protected plant. |
| 撮影日 | 2014-05-31 15:30:14 |
| 撮影者 | wallygrom |
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| 撮影地 | Ferring, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
| カメラ | Canon PowerShot SX200 IS , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.017 sec (1/60) |
| 開放F値 | f/3.4 |
| 焦点距離 | 5 mm |