澎湖島檢察報文：澎湖列島育殖用植物篇
Penghu Island investigation report: plants – nurturing and use in Penghu archipelago
1895 ✦ ──── 明治 28 年 the 28th year of Meiji Era
澎湖群島之栽培植物可依據其用途區分為七類：遮蔭樹種、行道樹種、防風樹種、薪柴樹種、河岸樹種、多用途樹種及水果植物。遮蔭樹種眾多，在澎湖地勢平坦開闊之環境，適合栽植熱帶原生之榕樹，馬公城附近、營門邊、田埂、空地等均可栽種。另外雀榕、雞冠刺桐、欖仁樹、羅望子等生長於熱帶地區的樹種也是理想的遮蔭樹種。行道樹與人類健康有關，選擇時需注意樹型及遮蔭效果，海桃椰子、油加利、刺槐、福木均極為適合。澎湖地區風勢強勁，適用之防風樹種包括福木、瓊崖海棠及琉球松。值得廣植的薪柴樹種包括刺槐、水黃皮、苦楝及蓮葉桐等四種。河岸樹種包括楊柳科中適合南方生長的柳樹及原生於澳洲的桉樹類。多用途樹種之栽種有經濟的考量，其利用方式包含建材、防風、果實、遮蔭等用途，因可用種類繁多，僅選取七種加以推廣，包括椰子樹、檳榔樹、蒲葵、砂糖椰子、露兜樹、黃槿、及紅樹科的樹種。果實用植物以熱帶品種為主，例如鳳梨、香蕉、檸檬、甜橙、柚子、其他柑橘、木瓜、無花果、芒果、麵包樹等。
Vegetation on the Penghu Island Group can be divided up into seven categories according to use: shade trees, roadside trees, windbreak trees, firewood trees, riverbank trees, multi-purpose trees and fruit varieties. There are many different kinds of shade trees. The wide open environment of Penghu is just right place for banyan tree which is native to the tropics. Banyan trees are suitable for planting around the Ma-gong Castle, nearby the barracks’ gate, on ridges between fields and empty spaces, etc. Additionally, other trees native to the tropics such as Ficus wightiana (red fruit fig tree), Cockspur coral-tree, Terminalia catappa (Indian almond), and Tamarind trees are also perfect shade trees. Roadside trees are related to human health. When choosing which trees would be planted, considerations had to be paid to the shape of trees and its shade effect. Ptychosperma elegans, Eucalyptus, Robinia pseudoacacia, and Garcinia subelliptica are good choice for shade trees. As the wind is very strong in Peng-hu, trees recommended for windbreaks for the place include Garcinia subelliptica, Calophylium inophyllum (Indiapoon Beautyleaf), and Pinus luchuensis Maryr. Four kinds of trees are considered useful firewood trees: Robinia pseudoacacia, Pongamia pinnata, Melia azedarach (China tree/ China berry), and Hernandia nymphiifolia. Riverside trees include Weeping Willows from the Salicaceae family which we can often find in warm and moist areas, and Eucalyptus from Australia. Multi-purpose trees are to be chosen through economic considerations for their use in construction, windbreaks, fruit-growing, shading, etc. Among many different kinds of trees deemed to be Multi-purpose trees, seven have been selected to popularize: coconut trees, Areca catechu Linn (betel nut trees), Livistona chinensis (Chinese fan palms), Arenga pinnata (Sugar palms), Pandanus tectorius (Screw pines), Hibiscus tiliaceus, and the Rhizophoraceae family. Fruit plants are mostly tropical varieties such as pineapple, banana, lemon, Citrus sinensis, Citrus grandis (Citrus maximum), other citrus varieties, papaya, Ficus carica Linn (fig), mango, breadfruit, etc.
