樹番茄
Cyphomandra betacea
tamarillo
科名:茄科Solanaceae
學名:Cyphomandra betacea(Cav.)Sendt.
英名:tree tomato,Ve-getable Mercury
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarillo
*摘錄
The tamarillo, tree tomato, or tomate de árbol is the edible fruit of Solanum betaceum, a species of small tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Solanaceae. It is egg-shaped, with a thin deep red or yellow skin and a soft flesh (when ripe), with dark-colored seeds occupying about one third of the interior.
Prior to 1967, the tamarillo was known as the "tree tomato" in New Zealand, but a new name was chosen by the New Zealand Tree Tomato Promotions Council in order to distinguish it from the ordinary garden tomato and increase its exotic appeal.[1] The choice is variously explained by similarity to the word "tomato", the Spanish word "amarillo", meaning yellow,[2] and a variation on the Maori word "tama", for "leadership". It is still called Tree Tomato in most of the world.[3]
http://jamestaiwan.myweb.hinet.net/TREE ... LATION.htm
*摘錄
樹番茄屬茄科,多年生常綠半木本植物。原產南美秘魯安地斯山脈,栽培均種植於海拔一千公尺以上之高山地區。
樹番茄株高約2~3公尺,具茸毛;葉全緣,心臟形,亦有裂葉者,葉色淺綠到深綠;花粉紅色至紫紅色,有相味;果實卵形或橢圓形,果皮黃色或紅色,皮薄,平滑具韌性,較蕃茄果實稍硬,果肉橙黃色,汁多,種子也多,風味甜中帶酸,並具辛辣味,一般以果皮黃色品種果實較甜。
樹番茄種植2年後便可採收,3~4年可達盛產期,於開花後5~6個月果實便會成熟,果實由綠轉變為暗紅或黃色時便是成熟象徵,貯藏於冷藏室可儲存10週以上。食用方法和蕃茄相似,除生食外,可做果汁、沙拉或用煮沸開水浸燙將果皮剝除,然後製成果醬加工品。樹蕃茄果實富含維他命A和維他命C。
樹番茄栽培品種,大致可分為黃色種和紅色種兩種,黃色種,果實果肉皆黃色,種子色淡;紅色種,果實暗紅,果肉橙色,種子黑色。樹番茄可用實生或扦插法繁殖,栽種地區必須在海拔一千公尺以上高山地區才適宜,土壤要選疏鬆肥沃排水良好者為佳。扦插繁殖時宜選一、二年生強健之枝條,截取約20公分,插於苗床,發芽長根成苗後便可定植,春季最適定植,株距約3~4公尺,約一年半可開花結實,於春夏季開花,秋冬季採收果實。樹番茄種植一次可採收多年,應是頗具發展潛力,但不知何故,雖引進台灣多年,卻還是很罕見。
http://www.ttvs.cy.edu.tw/kcc/9465da/s.htm
http://home.educities.edu.tw/woodman/image/f7343.htm
http://plant.climb.com.tw/modules/media ... ea&style=x
http://www.picsearch.com/pictures/food% ... omato.html
http://liantw.myweb.hinet.net/tree-tomato.htm
花
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2120/211 ... 53cb98.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/298 ... 1fbd38.jpg
http://olharfeliz.typepad.com/prazer/im ... ea_fle.jpg
果
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarah_mccans/231403412/
未熟果
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlcrucif/1001697033/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feona/1149 ... otostream/
熟果
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xmascarol/ ... 5/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41901122@N00/2486718416/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ximenacab/2634815284/
剖面
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7852554@N03/1307515188/
Tamarillo Muffins
http://www.flickr.com/photos/73384779@N00/150816174/
Tamarillo pie - yum!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximum/29655690/
http://www.obg.uni-bayreuth.de/images/m ... _torte.jpg