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Caryota mitis

短穗魚尾葵, 小魚尾葵

Small Fishtail Palm

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Belamcanda chinensis

射干, 較剪蘭

Black-berry Lily

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Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

酒瓶椰子

Bottle palm

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Terminalia catappa

欖仁樹

Indian almond

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Artocarpus altilis

麵包樹

Breadfruit

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
Caryota mitis
Caryota ochlandra
Small Fishtail Palm
短穗魚尾葵, 小魚尾葵
Palm
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Green
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JUNE
Purple, Red
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Exotic
Belamcanda chinensis
Iris domestica (Linn.) DC.
Black-berry Lily
射干, 較剪蘭
Herbaceous
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Semi Deciduous
-
-
Orange, Red, Yellow
b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
Bottle palm
酒瓶椰子
Palm
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Terminalia catappa
Indian almond
欖仁樹
Tree
Beach and Estuary, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Deciduous
Drought Tolerant, Shade Tree
Purple, Red
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
White
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY
Brown, Green
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Exotic, Naturalised
Artocarpus altilis
Breadfruit
麵包樹
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Edible Fruit
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Green
All year round
Exotic
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Dracaena fragrans

巴西鐵樹 

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Bauhinia x blakeana

洋紫荊

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Musa x paradisiaca

大蕉, 甘蕉

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Kalanchoe pinnata

落地生根

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Phragmites australis

蘆葦

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Rhododendron simsii

紅杜鵑

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Tabebuia impetiginosa

紫花風鈴木

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Cratoxylum cochinchinense

黃牛木

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Tectona grandis

柚木

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Nelumbo nucifera

蓮, 荷花

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Ipomoea pes-caprae

厚藤, 海灘牽牛

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Vernicia Montana

木油樹

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Bischofia javanica

秋楓

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Rhoeo discolor

紫背萬年青

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Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'

花葉豔山薑 

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