Walking along the left bank of the Dan-Suei river 谈水诃few days ago (January 22, 2009), Meeilei and I actually learn some biology lesson from the nature. We had witnessed a woody plant habitat that can grow on the salty water swamp. The plant is called Kandelia Candel; its Taiwanese name is called Suei-Pi-A (水筆仔) because it looks like a 'pen' for Chinese landscape painting. The unusual part of the plant is that the mature seeds do not fall off in the first year even they have matured. The matured seed-plant grows using the mother plant's nutrient. On the second year, the seed-plant falls off and grows immediately once they find the earth on the ground.
Taipei county claims that Dan-Suei left bank's Kandelia's habitat is the most north habitat (in the world) of the plant. If the claim is true, then surely it worths your visit of the place and learn about the plant.
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