Carrots, Ivies & Allies - Apiales
Native / Non-native
Carrot Family - Apiaceae
Moneywort - Centella asiatica Cheesewood Family - Pittosporaceae Smooth-Leaved Cheesewood - Pittosporum glabratum |
Ivy Family - Araliaceae
Finlayson's Aralia - Aralia finlaysoniana Three-Leaved Eleutherococcus - Eleutherococcus trifoliatus Marsh Pennywort - Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Whorled Pennywort - Hydrocotyle verticillata Dinner Plate Aralia - Polyscias balfouriana Umbrella Tree - Heptapleurum actinophyllum Miniature Umbrella Tree - Heptapleurum arboricola Ivy Tree - Heptapleurum heptaphyllum |
Woodsorrels, Quandongs & Allies - Oxalidales
Connarus Family - Connaraceae
Red Leaf of Autumn - Rourea microphylla Woodsorrel Family - Oxalidaceae Starfruit - Averrhoa carambola Creeping Woodsorrel - Oxalis corniculata Lavender Woodsorrel - Oxalis debilis |
Quandong Family - Elaeocarpaceae
Hainan Elaeocarpus - Elaeocarpus hainanensis Woodland Elaeocarpus - Elaeocarpus sylvestris Chinese Sloanea - Sloanea sinensis |
Anemones, Barberries & Allies - Ranunculales
Anemones - Anemoneae
Long-Hairy Clematis - Clematis loureiroana Meyen's Clematis - Clematis meyeniana Hook-Leaved Clematis - Clematis uncinata Barberry Family - Berberideae Island Mahonia - Berberis oiwakensis Heavenly Bamboo - Nandina domestica |
Zabala Family - Lardizabalaceae
Chinese Stauntonia - Stauntonia chinensis Ovate-Leaved Stauntonia - Stauntonia obovata Moonseed Family - Menispermaceae Glaucescent Diploclisia - Diploclisia glaucescens Long Stephania - Stephania longa |
Carrot Family - Apiaceae
Moneywort 積雪草 Centella asiatica
Cheesewood Family - Pittosporaceae
Smooth-Leaved Cheesewood 光葉海桐 Pittosporum glabratum
Ivy Family - Araliaceae
Finlayson's Aralia 虎刺楤木 Aralia finalysoniana
Three-Leaved Eleutherococcus 三葉五加 Eleutherococcus trifoliatus
Marsh Pennywort 天胡荽 Hydrocotyle sibthorpiodes
Whorled Pennywort 銅錢草 Hydrocotyle verticillata
Dinner Plate Aralia 銀邊圓葉南洋森 Polyscias balfouriana f. marginata
Umbrella Tree 傘樹 Heptapleurum actinophyllum
An ornamental tree grown in parks and gardens. This species has eight leaflets arranged in circles. The flowers are borne on long racemes held high about the tree that tends to be tall and slender. Native to Australia.
Miniature Umbrella Tree 鵝掌藤 Heptapleurum arboricola
Ivy Tree 鵝掌柴 Heptapleurum heptaphyllum
A native Hong Kong tree the ivy tree is evergreen with clusters of seven large leaves. Flowers appear in the early winter. It's bark is one of the ingredients of 24 herbs tea, a popular traditional Chinese tea ref.. Distributed widely in forests and shrublands of Hong Kong.
Connarus Family - Connaraceae
Red Leaf of Autumn 紅葉藤 Rourea microphylla
Woodsorrel Family - Oxalidaceae
Starfruit 楊桃 Averrhoa carambola
Creeping Woodsorrel 酢漿草 Oxalis corniculata
This is a widespread plant worldwide, considered to be an old world plant. Woodsorrel leaves are edible with a tangy taste of lemons. The entire plant is rich in vitamin C.
Lavender Sorrel 紅花酢漿草 Oxalis debilis
A perennial herb, originally from South America. This ground cover plant is common everywhere.
Quandong Family - Elaeocarpaceae
Hainan Elaeocarpus 水石榕 Elaeocarpus hainanensis
Grown ornamentally in Hong Kong this tree is endemic to the island of Hainan. The flowers appear in April.
Woodland Elaeocarpus 山杜英 Elaeocarpus sylvestris
Chinese Sloanea 猴歡喜 Sloanea sinensis
Anemones - Anemoneae
Long-Hairy Clematis 絲鐵線蓮 Clematis loureiroana
Compared to the other wild clematis species in Hong Kong, that are all white, the flowers of this one point downwards and the sepals are long.
Meyen's Clematis 毛柱鐵線蓮 Clematis meyeniana
This wild clematis has leaves arranged in threes and rounded petal tips.
Hook-Leaved Clematis 柱果鐵線蓮 Clematis uncinata
Compared to c. meyeniana the petals are thinner and have pointed ends. The leaves are arranged separately, not in groups of three.
Barberry Family - Berberideae
Island Mahonia 海島十大功勞 Berberis oiwakensis
A rare plant from Taiwan and South-West China and part of the barberry family, it occurs natively in Hong Kong on Lantau Island. Yellow flowers occur in the winter. It's a large shrub, up to 7m in height.
Heavenly Bamboo 南天竺 Nandina domestica
Not actually a type of bamboo, this small evergreen shrub originates in central and eastern China. It produces copious red berries in the winter and white/green flowers in mid summer.