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Sequoiadendron giganteum

巨杉

Giant sequoia

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Quercus rubra

紅櫟樹

Northern Red Oak

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Barringtonia acutangula

紅花玉蕊

Indian Putat

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Callicarpa nudiflora

裸花紫珠

Beautyberry

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Bruguiera gymnorhiza

木欖

Many-petaled Mangrove

PLANT TYPE

USUAL HABITAT

PROVENANCE​(IN HONGKONG)

DESIGN FUNCTION

CLIMBER: SELF-CLINGING/TWINING/ CLAMBERING

EVERGREEN/SEMI DECIDUOUS/ DECIDUOUS

FOLIAGE COLOUR (OTHER THAN OR IN ADDITION TO GREEN)

FOLIAGE COLOUR (OTHER THAN GREEN) TIME OF YEAR

FLOWER COLOUR 

FLOWER COLOUR  TIME OF YEAR

FRUIT COLOUR

FRUIT COLOUR TIME OF YEAR

Species
Botanic Synonym
Common Name
Chinese Name
Plant Type
Usual Habitat
Evergreen / Semi Deciduous
Design Function
Colour Foliage
Foliage Colour (other than green) Time of Year
Colour Flower
Flower Colour Time of Year
Colour Fruits
Fruit Colour Time of Year
Provenance
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Giant sequoia
巨杉
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Shade Tree, Street Tree
Green
c. MARCH, d. APRIL
Not found in HongKong
Quercus rubra
Northern Red Oak
紅櫟樹
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Deciduous
SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER
Red, Green
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Brown
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Not found in HongKong
Barringtonia acutangula
Indian Putat
紅花玉蕊
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Red
f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST
Brown
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Exotic
Callicarpa nudiflora
Beautyberry
裸花紫珠
Shrub
Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Hillside/Slope Planting Native
Purple, Pink
f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST
Purple
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Native
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Many-petaled Mangrove
木欖
Mangrove
Beach and Estuary
Evergreen
White, Pink
j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER, a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL
Green
e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Native
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Osmanthus fragrans

桂花

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Acer campestre

栓皮槭

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Polyscias guilfoylei

銀邊南洋參, 福祿桐, 假沙梨 

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Ipomoea cairica

五爪金龍

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Carmona microphylla

褔建茶

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Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’

天冬

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Terminalia mantaly

小葉欖仁 

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Ctenanthe oppenheimiana

艷錦竹芋

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Fraxinus excelsior

歐洲白蠟樹

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Eichhornia crassipes

鳳眼藍, 大水萍

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Woodfordia fruticosa

蝦仔花

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Malus sylvestris

歐洲野蘋果

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Syngonium podophyllum

合果芋

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Schima superba

木荷

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Phyllanthus myrtifolius

瘤線葉下珠

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