The poem "Acacia" was written by Wang Wei, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. This is a poem about lovesickness by chanting things.
Wang Wei: It is recorded that he was born in 71 ~761, and there is another saying that he was born in Puzhou, Hedong (now Yuncheng, Shanxi) from Qixian, Shanxi. A famous poet and painter in the Tang Dynasty, the word "Mo Mo" was named "Mo Mo Ju Shi".
The poem Acacia is: when those red berries come in springtime, flushing on your southland branches? Hope miss the person to collect more, Xiao Xiao red bean caused people.
means: glittering red beans, produced in Lingnan; Spring has come, and it's time to grow leafy. May you pick it more and wear it inlaid; This red bean can best represent lovesickness.
The red bean in the poem refers to acacia (scientific name: Abrus precatorius? L.), which is a poisonous plant of Acacia in Leguminosae, also known as red bean and vine, has slender stems and many branches. Pinnate compound leaves; Leaflets 8-13 pairs, membranous, opposite, nearly oblong. Racemes axillary, 3-8 cm long; Inflorescence axis thick and short; Flowers are small, dense and head-shaped; Calyx bell-shaped, calyx teeth 4-lobed, coarsely white; Corolla purple, flag handle triangular, wing flap and keel flap narrower. The pod is oblong, the petal is leathery, and it cracks when it matures, with 2-6 seeds; The seeds are oval, smooth and shiny, with about two-thirds bright red on the upper part and one-third black on the lower part. The flowering period is from March to June, and the fruiting period is from September to October.
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