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31(2) 97-106, 2009 97 林業研究季刊 ： 論述 論掌葉蘋婆 1 2 2 章錦瑜 陳姿君 陳本睿 【摘要】掌葉蘋婆引進台灣後，因環境適應良好，生長佳枝茂葉盛，是非常理想的遮蔭大樹，在台 灣普遍栽植，成為常見的行道樹，曾票選為適合栽植於台中地區的樹種之一。但近年來，關於掌葉 蘋婆的各種爭議卻接踵而來，每到花季便散發惡臭，影響民眾呼吸及生活；而碩大的果實掉落也擔 心人車被砸；再加上根群會毀損人行道鋪面而影響行走安全，民眾多次向管理單位抗議，使得各縣 市不得不重視這個問題，以修剪或移植來減緩掌葉蘋婆帶給民眾的困擾。 【關鍵詞】掌葉蘋婆、花臭 Research paper Sterculia foetida Chin-Yu Chang1 Tzu-Chun Chen2 Pen-Jui Chen2 Abstract Sterculia foetida moved to Taiwan many years ago. It is so luxuriant and flourishing, because 【 】 it get well with Taiwans environment. It is such a very good shade street tree that grows everywhere in Taiwan. Recently many opinions come about Sterculia foetida. The main opinion of this tree is their flowers incredible stench. Their large fruits dropping pound people and their car when stopping under this tree. Their roots damage the paving that passengers stumber. The common people complain Sterculia foetida again and again. The managers of maintenance cannot help but trim and transplant Sterculia foetida to quiet down these complains. Key words Sterculia foetida, stench 【 】 1. 東海大學景觀學系副教授 Associated professor, Department of landscape architecture, Tunghai University. 3 181 台中市中港路 段 號 2. 東海大學景觀學研究所碩士 Master of Landscape Architecture, Department of landscape architecture, Tunghai University. 98 論掌葉蘋婆 一、前言 很臭，就是花朵綻放時會散發令人難以忍受的 ( 掌葉蘋婆原產於熱帶亞洲、非洲及澳洲， 臭味，此強烈臭味被形容成類似雞糞般難聞 董 引進後普遍栽植於台灣各縣市，因環境適應良 順隆，1999) ；其掉落的花朵被踐踏踩爛後氣 好，枝葉茂盛而形成良好的樹蔭，花果均具觀 味會更難聞，又被描述似毛