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Pongamia pinnata

水黃皮

Wild Bean

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Livistona chinensis

蒲葵

Chinese Fan-palm

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Casuarina equisetifolia

木麻黃, 牛尾松

Horsetail Tree

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Duranta plumieri

金露花

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Pyrostegia venusta

炮仗花

Fire-cracker Vine

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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Celtis sinensis

朴樹

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Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata'

黃金間碧竹

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Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nanus'

玉龍草

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Uvaria grandiflora

大花紫玉盤

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Fagraea ceilanica

灰莉

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Beaumontia grandiflora

清明花

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Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii'

狐尾天冬

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Plumeria rubra

雞蛋花

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Cerbera manghas

海杧果

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Brownea grandiceps

繡球樹

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Heritiera littoralis

銀葉樹

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Duranta erecta

假連翹

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Polyalthia longifolia 'Pendula'

印度塔樹

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Ficus benghalensis

孟加拉榕

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Rhapis excelsa

高棕竹

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