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Ficus microcarpa

細葉榕 

Chinese Banyan

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Bauhinia variegata

宮粉羊蹄甲

Camel's Foot Tree

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Schefflera arboricola

鵝掌藤

Umbrella Tree

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Hibiscus tiliaceus

黃槿

Cuban Bast

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Ficus benjamina

垂葉榕

Weeping Fig

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
Ficus microcarpa
Chinese Banyan
細葉榕 
Tree
Beach and Estuary, Disturbed/Waste Ground, Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Wall Tree
Evergreen
Hedge, Screen, Shade Tree, Topiary
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Pink
e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Native
Bauhinia variegata
Camel's Foot Tree
宮粉羊蹄甲
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Pink
c. MARCH
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic, Naturalised
Schefflera arboricola
Heptapleurum arboricola Hayata
Umbrella Tree
鵝掌藤
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Hedge, Shade tolerant
-
-
White
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Orange
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Exotic
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Cuban Bast
黃槿
Tree
Beach and Estuary, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Shade Tree
-
-
Yellow
g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Ficus benjamina
Weeping Fig
垂葉榕
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Hedge, Screen, Shade Tree, Topiary
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Orange
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Exotic
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Michelia figo

含笑花

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Russelia equisetiformis

爆仗竹

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Koelreuteria bipinnata

複羽葉欒樹

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Clerodendrum thomsoniae

龍吐珠

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Clerodendrum quadriloculare

煙火樹

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Agapanthus africanus

百子蓮

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Schefflera arboricola 'Trinette'

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Elaeocarpus hainanensis

水石榕

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Strophanthus divaricatus

羊角拗

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Aquilaria sinensis

土沉香

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Philodendron selloum 'Xanadu'

小天使

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Euphorbia milii

鐵海棠

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Clerodendrum inerme

苦郎樹

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Michelia x alba

白蘭 

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