ICacti yizitshalo ezinameva ezingapheli ezavela njengomndeni ohlukile eminyakeni engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-30 edlule. Ekuqaleni, bakhula eNingizimu Melika, kodwa kamuva, ngosizo lwabantu, basakazeka kuwo wonke amazwekazi. Ezinye izinhlobo ze-cacti zikhula endle eRussia.
Yini i-cactus?
Bonke abamele i-cactus banesakhiwo esikhethekile esinikela ekuqoqeni kwamanzi. Izindawo zazo zomlando ziyizindawo ezinemvula ephansi nesimo sezulu esishisayo. Umzimba wonke we-cactus umbozwe ngameva aqinile, aqinile, ayisivikelo esithembekile ekudleni. Kodwa-ke, akuwona wonke ama-cacti ahlabayo. Umndeni ufaka nezitshalo ezinamaqabunga ajwayelekile, ngisho nezihlahla ezincane ezinamakhaza.
Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, umdolofiya ubusetshenziswa kabanzi ngabantu. Emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka adlule, abantu ababehlala ezindaweni ezikhulayo zalesi sitshalo bakusebenzisa kumasiko enkolo, emithini nasekwakhiweni. Kulezi zinsuku, ama-cacti asetshenziswa njengokudla! Izitshalo ezivela eqenjini le-opuntia ngokwesiko zidliwa eMexico, futhi zombili iziqu nezithelo kuyasetshenziswa.
Ngenxa yokubukeka kwayo okubabazekayo, umdolofiya waqala ukusetshenziswa njengesitshalo sokuhlobisa. Izindonga ezinokwethenjelwa zidalwa kusuka ezinhlotsheni ezinkulu. Izinhlobo ezincane sezisabalele ezimbizeni nasemibhedeni yezimbali. Uma ucabanga ukuthi i-cactus ayidingi amanzi amaningi, sekulula kakhulu ukugcinwa ezikhungweni nasezinhlanganweni, lapho ukuchelela izimbali kuvame kakhulu.
Kunenombolo enkulu yezinhlobo ze-cactus emhlabeni. Ukuhlukaniswa kwesimanje kuyabahlukanisa babe ngamaqembu amakhulu amane.
Pereskyevye
Lezi yizo kanye izitshalo ezibhekwa ngokusemthethweni njenge-cacti, kepha azifani neze nazo. Leli qembu lifaka uhlobo olulodwa kuphela lwe-shrub olunamaqabunga ejwayelekile futhi alunameva. Ochwepheshe bakholelwa ukuthi isihlahla se-peresian "singumgogodla" ochungechungeni lokuguquka kwesitshalo esinqumayo sibe yi-cactus yakudala.
I-Opuntia
Izimila ezivela kuleli qembu zihlukaniswa ngemicu ebukhali kakhulu yesimo esiyinkimbinkimbi. Umgogodla ngamunye, obizwa ngokuthi i-glochidia, ujikekile futhi uqinile. Amapheya angama-prickly awavamile ukuba ukudla kwezilwane noma izinyoni, njengoba i-acute glochidia ibangela ukucasuka okukhulu kwethambo lamathumbu.
Esinye isici saleli qembu le-cacti yisakhiwo sezigaba zeziqu. Zenziwe izingxenye ezihlukene ezinamathiselwe komunye nomunye. Lokhu kubonakala ikakhulukazi kumahlumela amancane.
Mauhyeny
Leli qembu limelwe uhlobo olulodwa kuphela, olusatshalaliswa eNingizimu Melika. Indawo engokomlando yokukhula yisifunda sasePatagonia. I-Cacti yeqembu leMauchienia ayinameva abukhali, futhi ubude bamaqabunga awo abudluli isentimitha elilodwa. Izithombo ezincane, ezivela nje emhlabathini, zifana ngokuqinile nezitshalo ezijwayelekile ezinamakhaza. Ngakho-ke, kunzima ukucacisa i-cactus yesikhathi esizayo ngokubukeka kwabo.
ICactus
Leli qembu lifaka zonke ezinye izitshalo ze-cactus. Isibalo sezinhlobo sikhulu, kepha zonke zinezici ezifanayo. Isibonelo, i-cactaceae ayinakho amaqabunga. Izithombo zazo kunzima ukuzixuba nezitshalo ezinamakhasi, ngoba ngokushesha zinomumo oyindilinga.
Abamele leli qembu abanazo izinhlaka ezibukhali kakhulu ze-glochidia. Esikhundleni sazo, ameva aqinile aqinile atholakala esiqwini. Izinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zezitshalo zabantu abadala zikhulu. Lokhu kufaka i-cacti ene "trunk" eqondile, enesiqu esicabalele, esinwabuzelayo, esakha amakholomu. Ezinye izinhlobo ze-cactus ziyahlangana, zakha amahlathi angangeneki.
