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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pongamia pinnata | Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi | Wild Bean | 水黃皮 | Tree | Beach and Estuary, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street | Semi Deciduous | Shade Tree, Street Tree | - | - | Purple | e. MAY, g. JUNE | Brown | h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER | Native |
Livistona chinensis | Chinese Fan-palm | 蒲葵 | Palm | Hillside Woodland, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street | Evergreen | Shade tolerant, Street Tree | - | - | Yellow | c. MARCH, d. APRIL | Black | e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY | Exotic, Naturalised | |
Casuarina equisetifolia | Horsetail Tree | 木麻黃, 牛尾松 | Tree | Beach and Estuary, Disturbed/Waste Ground | Evergreen | Drought Tolerant | - | - | Inconspicuous | - | Inconspicuous | - | Exotic, Naturalised | |
Duranta plumieri | 金露花 | Shrub | Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional) | Evergreen | Hedge, Screen | White | All year round | Purple | g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER | Orange | h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER | Exotic | ||
Pyrostegia venusta | Pyrostegia ignea | Fire-cracker Vine | 炮仗花 | Climber | Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional) | Evergreen | Hanging Plant | - | - | Orange | a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL | Inconspicuous | - | Exotic |
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