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Jasminum mesnyi

雲南黃素馨

Primrose Jasmine

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Spathodea campanulata

火焰木

African Tulip Tree

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Ficus altissima

高山榕

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Melia azedarach

楝

China-berry

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Carica papaya

木瓜

Papaya

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
Jasminum mesnyi
Primrose Jasmine
雲南黃素馨
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Fragrant, Hanging Plant
-
-
Yellow
a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Spathodea campanulata
Spathodea campanulata
African Tulip Tree
火焰木
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Shade Tree, Street Tree
-
-
Orange
a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Ficus altissima
高山榕
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Shade Tree
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Orange
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Exotic
Melia azedarach
China-berry
楝
Tree
Disturbed/Waste Ground, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Deciduous
Drought Tolerant, Hillside/Slope Planting Nurse Tree, Street Tree
Yellow
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
Purple, White
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Orange
j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Exotic, Naturalised
Carica papaya
Papaya
木瓜
Herbaceous
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village
Evergreen
Edible Fruit
-
-
White
All year round
Green, Orange
All year round
Exotic
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Chlorophytum comosum

吊蘭

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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

崗棯

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Tabebuia chrysantha

黃花風鈴木

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Mussaenda pubescens

玉葉金花

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Axonopus compressus

地毯草

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Acrostichum aureum

鹵蕨

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Machilus thunbergii

紅楠

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