Umthi weKrisimesi eNew Zealand

I-pohutukawa (igama lezityalo ze-botanical Metrosideros excelsa) yiyona ndawo eyaziwa kakhulu neNew Zealand eyona nto ibonakalayo. Itholakala phantse kuyo yonke indawo ecaleni kwinqununu yesigxina esiphezulu seNyakatho yeSiqithi, ngasentla kumgama osondeleyo ukusuka eGisborne ukuya eNew Plymouth nakwiipokethi ezikude eziseRororua, eWellington kunye neyona ndawo ephezulu yeSouth Island. Kuye kwaziswa kwiindawo zase-Australia, eMzantsi Afrika naseCalifornia.

Umthi onobungakanani

Umthi unokukwazi ukunamathela kwiindawo eziphakamileyo kunye neentaba kunye nokukhula kwezinye iindawo ezibonakala zingenakwenzeka (kukho imithi ye-pohutukawa kwisiqithi esicacileyo se-White Island e-Bay of Plenty). Inxulumene ngokusondeleyo nomnye umthonyama wesiNew Zealand, i-rata.

Ukuguqulelwa ukusuka kwi-Maori, i-pohutukawa ithetha "ukufafaza ngefraysi", oku kubonakala ngokucacileyo kwinto yokuba ifunyanwa ngokubanzi ngaselunxwemeni lolwandle.

Ukongezelela ekunikezeni umthunzi owamkelekileyo olwandle olusenyakatho e-New Zealand ehlobo, ukuvutha kweentyantyambo ezimhlophe ezivelisa ukususela ngoNovemba ukuya kuJanuwari uye wanika i-pohutukawa ibhokisi elithi "I-New Zealand Tree Tree". Ngokuqinisekileyo, kwizizukulwana ze-kiwis, i-pohutukawa yezimbali ziyingqungquthela enkulu yeholide yeKrisimesi. Kukho ngokwenene iintlobo ezininzi ze-pohutukawa, ukuvelisa uluhlu lweentyantyambo ezinemibala, ezibomvu ukuya kwi-peach.

Umthi ukwaziswa kwakhona ngenxa yeentyantyambo eziphosakeleyo; iindawo ezahlukeneyo zomthi ofanayo zinokuthi iintyatyambo zivele ngeentyantyambo ezahlukeneyo.

Kwiminyaka yakutshanje i-pohutukawa isongelwa zizilwanyana, ngakumbi i-possum. Lesi silwanyana sasemini sasisuka e-Australia ngekhulu leshumi elinesithoba kwaye sibangele kakhulu amahlathi eNew Zealand.

Njengoko kunjalo nangeminye imithi, i-possum ixhasa amaqabunga e-pohutukawa, iwahlula. Imizamo emikhulu iyaqhubeka ukunciphisa iinombolo ze-possum kodwa zihlala zisongela.

Isihlahla esikhulu sehlabathi sePohutukawa

E-Te Araroa kwicala elisempuma laseNorth Island, malunga ne-170km ukusuka eGisborne, i-pohutukawa ekhethekileyo. Yona mthi omkhulu kunazo zonke obizwa ngokuba yi-pohutukawa emhlabeni. Ima ngaphezu kweemitha ezili-21 ubude kwaye kwindawo yayo enkulu kunazo zonke ziyi-40 metres ububanzi. Umthi ubizwa ngokuba ngu "Te-Waha-O-Rerekohu" nguMaori wasekhaya kwaye uqikelelwa ukuba uneminyaka engaphezu kwama-350 ubudala. Igama livela kwigama lendawo, uRerekohu, owayehlala kule ndawo.

Le pohutukawa imi kwindawo yezikolo zasekuhlaleni, kufuphi nommandla waselunxwemeni kwidolophu. Kubonakala kwindlela kwaye "kufuneka ubone" kwindlela yokutyelela eMpuma Koloni ukusuka eOpotiki ukuya eGisborne . Kwakhona akukude nokujonga kweMpuma Koloni kunye nendawo yokukhanya, ehlala kwindawo ephakamileyo kakhulu eNew Zealand.

Mhlawumbi umthi we-pohutukawa owaziwa kakhulu eNew Zealand usekuhlaleni kwelo lizwe lasempumalanga, iCape Reinga . Le ndawo ibaluleke kakhulu ngokomoya kubantu baseMaori. Eyaziwa ngokuba "indawo yokuxhuma", oku kukuthi, ngokukholelwa kweMaori, apho ekufeni umoya uqala uhambo oluya eHawaiiki, ilizwe labo eliqhelekileyo.

I-pohutukawa ayibonakali kakhulu ngaphandle kweNew Zealand. Okuthakazelisayo, nangona kunjalo, umthi we-pohutukawa uphakathi kwenkqubela ethile ebonisa ukuba uCaptain Cook kungenzeka ukuba wayengowokuqala waseYurophu ukuza eNew Zealand. ELa Corunna , umzi wonxweme osenyakatho-ntshona yeSpeyin, kukho i-pohutukawa enkulu apho abahlali bakholelwa ukuba phantse iminyaka engama-500 ubudala. Ukuba kunjalo kunjalo ngaphambi kokufika kukaPheka eNew Zealand ngo-1769. Ezinye iingcali zikholelwa nokokuba umthi unokuba neminyaka engama-200 kuphela. Naluphi na ubudala balo, umthi unesiqhamo seentyantyambo.

Nomaphi apho uya khona kwiNyakatho yeNyakatho, i-pohutukawa yinto ebonakalayo kunye neyohlukeneyo yolwandle lwaseNew Zealand. Yaye ukuba ulapha ngeKrisimesi uza kubona iintyatyambo zayo ezimangalisayo.