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Sambucus nigra

西洋接骨木

Elder

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Crataegus monogyna

山楂

Hawthorn

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Castanea sativa

歐洲栗

Sweet chestnut

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Tetradium glabrifolium

賊仔樹

Melia leaved Evodia

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Fagus sylvatica Purpurea

紫葉歐洲山毛櫸

Copper beech

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
Sambucus nigra
Elder
西洋接骨木
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Farmland/Former Farmland/Village
Deciduous
Yellow, Red
White, Yellow
e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY
Black
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Not found in HongKong
Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn
山楂
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Hillside Scrub, Farmland/Former Farmland/Village
Deciduous
Hedge
Yellow, Orange, Copper
White, Pink
d. APRIL, e. MAY, f. JUNE
Red
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Exotic
Castanea sativa
Sweet chestnut
歐洲栗
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Deciduous
Shade Tree
Yellow
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER
Yellow, Green
f. JUNE, g. JULY
Green, Brown
j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Not found in HongKong
Tetradium glabrifolium
Melia leaved Evodia
賊仔樹
Tree
Hillside Woodland, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Semi Deciduous
Hillside/Slope Planting Native
Yellow
Yellow, Green
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Black
j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Native
Fagus sylvatica Purpurea
Copper beech
紫葉歐洲山毛櫸
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Deciduous
Shade Tree, Street Tree, Topiary, Hedge
Red, Yellow, Copper
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER
Brown, Yellow, Green
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Brown
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Not found in HongKong
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Alstonia scholaris

糖膠樹, 黑板樹

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Gardenia jasminoides

重瓣梔子花, 梔子, 白蟬

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Canna indica 'Bengal Tiger'

大美人蕉

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Syzygium samarangense

蓮霧, 洋蒲桃

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Litsea glutinosa

潺槁樹

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Scaevola taccada

草海桐

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

美國扁柏

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Rubus fruticosus

黑莓

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Cinnamomum camphora

樟樹

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Eucalyptus citriodora

檸檬桉

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Delonix regia

鳳凰木, 金鳳

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Philodendron selloum

春羽

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Mangifera indica

芒果 

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Alnus formosana

赤楊

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Quercus robur

夏櫟, 英國橡

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