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Murraya paniculata

九里香

Orange Jasmine

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Pandanus tectorius

露兜樹

Screw Pine, Pandanus

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Podocarpus macrophyllus

羅漢松

Buddhist Pine

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Agave angustifolia

狹葉龍舌蘭

Century Plant

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Phoenix loureiroi

刺葵

Spiny Date Palm

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
Murraya paniculata
Orange Jasmine
九里香
Shrub
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Fragrant, Hedge, Screen, Topiary
-
-
White
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST
Orange, Red
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Exotic, Naturalised
Pandanus tectorius
Screw Pine, Pandanus
露兜樹
Shrub
Beach and Estuary
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Screen
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Orange
a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Native
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Buddhist Pine
羅漢松
Conifer
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Hedge, Screen, Topiary
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Agave angustifolia
Century Plant
狹葉龍舌蘭
Accent Plant
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant
White
-
Inconspicuous
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Phoenix loureiroi
Phoenix hanceana Naudin
Spiny Date Palm
刺葵
Palm
Hillside Scrub
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant
-
-
Orange, Yellow
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Black, Green, Orange
f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Native
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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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