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Cassia javanica var. indochinensis

節果決明

Cassia javanica

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Zoysia matrella

溝葉結縷草

Manila grass

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Xanthostemon chrysanthus

金蒲桃

Golden Penda

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Sapium sebiferum

烏桕

Chinese Tallow Tree

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Nephrolepis hirsutula

毛葉腎蕨 

Hairy-leaved Sword-Fern

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
Cassia javanica var. indochinensis
Cassia javanica
節果決明
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Semi Deciduous
Shade Tree
-
-
Pink, White
e. MAY, g. JUNE
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Zoysia matrella
Manila grass
溝葉結縷草
Lawn
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Xanthostemon chrysanthus
Golden Penda
金蒲桃
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Street Tree
Yellow
All year round
Brown
All year round
Exotic
Sapium sebiferum
Triadica sebifera
Chinese Tallow Tree
烏桕
Tree
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Hillside Woodland
Deciduous
Hillside/Slope Planting Native, Shade Tree
Yellow
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
Yellow
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST
White
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Native
Nephrolepis hirsutula
Hairy-leaved Sword-Fern
毛葉腎蕨 
Ground Cover
Hillside Woodland, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Native
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