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Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata'

黃金間碧竹

Stripe Bamboo, Golden Bamboo

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Fagraea ceilanica

灰莉

Perfume Flower Tree

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Plumeria rubra

雞蛋花

Frangipani

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Heritiera littoralis

銀葉樹

Looking-Glass Tree

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Ficus benghalensis

孟加拉榕

Indian banyan

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
Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata'
Stripe Bamboo, Golden Bamboo
黃金間碧竹
Bamboo
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Screen
Yellow
All year round
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Fagraea ceilanica
Perfume Flower Tree
灰莉
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Fragrant, Hedge, Screen, Shade tolerant
-
-
White
All year round
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Plumeria rubra
Frangipani
雞蛋花
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Deciduous
Fragrant
-
-
Red, White
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Heritiera littoralis
Looking-Glass Tree
銀葉樹
Mangrove
Beach and Estuary
Evergreen
-
-
Pink, Purple
j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Brown, Green
b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL
Native
Ficus benghalensis
Indian banyan
孟加拉榕
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional),Farmland/Former Farmland/Village
Evergreen
Shade Tree, Street Tree
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Orange, Red
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
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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