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Kandelia obovata

Kandelia obovata

水筆仔

Plant Type

Mangrove

Native/Exotic

Native

Usual Habitats

Beach and Estuary

Evergreen/Deciduous/

Semi Deciduous

Evergreen

Design Function

Foliage Colour (other than or in addition to green)

-

Foliage Colour (other than green) Time of Year

-

Fruit Colour

Green

Fruit Time of Year

All year round

White

Flower Colour

All year round

Flower Time of Year

Landscape Application Examples

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20220507_Starling Inlet, Kuk Po_Mangroves with Kandelia obovata, Reed beds with Phragmites australis reeds, Acrostichum aureum ferns, fung shui wood behind the village, general view from the old school building at Kuk Po San UK Ha

20220423_Ham Tin, Pui O_Ficus subpisocarpa, Kandelia obovata, Tidal lagoon habitat

20200913_Lau Fau Shan_Kandelia obovata

20200307_Mouth of the Tung Chung River near Tung Chung Hau Wong_Kandelia obovata mangrove, 'droppers' experiment

20220507_Starling Inlet near Fung Hang_Kandelia obovata mangrove, Bauhinia glauca

20210508_Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve_Kandelia obovata, Acanthus ilicifolius, Mangrove habitat

20200307_Tung Chung Ma Wan Chung old village_Kandelia obovata mangrove

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