One leaf should be drifting on the water on the water, and Mengwa experiences Wang Lian

The Yangtze River Daily Da Wuhan Client August 14th (Reporter Yang Xiaoyu Correspondent Chen Changli) In martial arts novels, Xia Ke's feet touched the water and walked on the lake, making people fascinating. Can you imagine? In real life, 30 kilograms of children can also "sit" "to the water on the water. On August 14th, Wuhan Botanical Garden held a "baby sitting on the lotus" event. 15 little cute baby took the leaves of Wang Lian's leaves in turn, and experienced the magical experience of "water drift".

Wang Lian is a collective name of the genus Plants of the Department of Water Lily, and is famous for its giant and strange leaves. Wang Lian has the largest leaves of aquatic plants, and the diameter of the leaves can reach more than 3 meters.

In the Zhoujiatang waters near the lawn of Wuhan Botanical Garden, more than 30 Wang Lian grows up. I saw their huge and round leaves on the water surface, and the leaves rolled upwards, like a large emerald disk floating on the water, green and green, cute and spectacular.

The long -growing Wang Lian's leaves can withstand the weight of an adult of six or seventy kilograms. Last year, the longest diameter of Wang Lian's leaves in Wuhan Botanical Garden grew to 2.1 meters, which was very spectacular. This year's Wang Lian's leaves are generally around 1.5 meters to 1.7 meters. At present, the leaves are still growing.

Through evaluation and early tests, this event invites children with less than 35 kg to participate to ensure the safety of the activity. 15 groups of parent -child families participated in the event through early registration. Before Mengwa sitting on Wang Lian, the staff placed a light foam plate on a Wang Lian blade of about 1.5 meters in diameter to balance the pressure of Wang Lian to balance the scope of the scope of the blade. With the assistance of the staff, the children boarded Wang Lian's special boat from the plank road in the water. They were very excited on Wang Lian's leaves or sitting or standing, and some children also put various postures in various postures. "When I sat up, I felt very amazing. At first, Wang Lian dangled slowly, and quickly stabilized, and it felt a bit like a boat." Lu Jiarong, 6, was still unhappy from Wang Lian's leaves. On the same day, the children who came to try the most heavier was 33 kg. In the end, 15 children successfully sat on Wang Lian.

At the event, Jiang Hongsheng, an associate researcher of the Aquatic Plant Biology Discipline Group of Wuhan Botanical Garden, carried out the popular science of Wang Lian for the parent -child family. He introduced that Wang Lian was native to the Amazon River Basin in South America. It is a kind of floating plant with flowers and leaves, which is very ornamental. Why can Wang Lian hold dozens of kilograms? Jiang Hongsheng gave the answer: "Wang Lian is known as the" Hercules in the Water ", which is due to its huge leaves and unique leaf veins." Wang Lian's leaves are the largest among aquatic plants. On the water, the larger the buoyancy of the object, the larger. Opening the back of Wang Lian's leaves, I saw that its back was covered with thick leaf veins radiated from the center to the surroundings. There were several branches on the main veins, forming a mesh -shaped skeleton that was staggered and firm. In addition to the strong skeleton support, its leaf veins also have particularly developed ventilation tissue, which stores a large amount of air, which makes each leaf float on the water surface, which can inherit dozens of kilograms.

In addition to the leaves, Wang Lian's flowers are also unique. A king lotus only opened for 3 days, and the twilight was closed. In 3 days, the gradient three colors of white, pink, and red were gradually changed. At present, Wang Lian in Wuhan Botanical Garden is in the flowering period and is also worth watching.

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