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Monstera deliciosa

龜背竹

Ceriman

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Castanopsis fissa

黧蒴錐

Castanopsis

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Bauhinia glauca

粉葉羊蹄甲

Climbing Bauhinia

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Peltophorum tonkinense

銀珠

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Salvinia

槐葉蘋

Water Spangles

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
Monstera deliciosa
Ceriman
龜背竹
Climber, Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Shade tolerant
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Castanopsis fissa
Castanopsis
黧蒴錐
Tree
Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Hillside/Slope Planting Native, Shade Tree
-
-
Yellow
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Brown
j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Native
Bauhinia glauca
Climbing Bauhinia
粉葉羊蹄甲
Climber
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Hillside Scrub
Semi Deciduous
Hanging Plant, Hillside/Slope Planting Native
-
-
White
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JUNE
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Peltophorum tonkinense
銀珠
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Deciduous
Shade Tree, Street Tree
-
-
Yellow
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JUNE
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Salvinia
Salvinia natans
Water Spangles
槐葉蘋
Freshwater Aquatic
Freshwater Aquatic/Wetlands
Evergreen
Native
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Datura metel

洋金花

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Bauhinia variegata 'Candida'

白花羊蹄甲

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Senna surattensis

黃槐決明

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Vitex rotundifolia

單葉蔓荊, 白背蔓荊

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Crinum asiaticum var. sinicum

文殊蘭

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Jacaranda mimosifolia

藍花楹

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Camellia japonica

山茶

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Taxodium distichum

落羽杉

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Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana'

中斑香龍血樹

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Combretum indicum

使君子

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Smilax china

菝葜, 金剛藤

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Cassia bakeriana

絨果決明, 花旗木

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Polyspora axillaris

大頭茶

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Macaranga tanarius

血桐

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Pavetta hongkongensis

香港大沙葉

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