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Schefflera heptaphylla

鵝掌柴, 鴨腳木

Ivy Tree

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Wisteria sinensis

紫藤

Chinese Wisteria

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Ananas comosus

菠蘿

Pineapple

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Syzygium jambos

蒲桃

Rose Apple

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Derris alborubra

白花魚藤

White-flowered Derris

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
Schefflera heptaphylla
Schefflera octophylla
Ivy Tree
鵝掌柴, 鴨腳木
Tree
Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Hillside/Slope Planting Native, Shade Tree
-
-
White
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Black, Green
a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, l. DECEMBER
Native
Wisteria sinensis
Chinese Wisteria
紫藤
Climber
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Deciduous
Fragrant
-
-
Blue, Pink, Purple, White
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Ananas comosus
Pineapple
菠蘿
Herbaceous
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Edible Fruit
-
-
Red, White
c. MARCH
Brown, Orange
e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY
Exotic
Syzygium jambos
Rose Apple
蒲桃
Tree
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Edible Fruit, Shade Tree, Street Tree
-
-
White
c. MARCH, d. APRIL
Pink
e. MAY, f. JUNE
Exotic, Naturalised
Derris alborubra
White-flowered Derris
白花魚藤
Climber
Beach and Estuary
Evergreen
Hanging Plant
-
-
White
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JUNE
Brown
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Native
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Rhaphiolepis indica

石斑木, 車輪梅, 春花

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Prunus persica

桃

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Wodyetia bifurcata

狐尾椰子

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Canna indica

美人蕉

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Excoecaria cochinchinensis

紅背桂

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Prunus campanulata

鐘花櫻桃

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Garcinia subelliptica

菲島福木

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Ravenala madagascariensis

旅人蕉

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Ixora x Williamsii 'Sunkist'

新奇士龍船花

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Roystonea regia

王棕

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Melastoma sanguineum

毛棯

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Bougainvillea spectabilis

勒杜鵑, 葉子花

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Cycas balansae

雲南蘇鐵

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Catharanthus roseus

長春花

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Oxalis articulata

紅花酢漿草

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