Hollies & Allies - Aquifoliales
Native / Non-native
Holly Family - Aquifoliaceae
Rough-Leaved Holly - Ilex asprella
Fig-Leaved Holly - Ilex ficoidea
Dwarf Holly - Ilex memecylifolia
Downy Holly - Ilex pubescens
Chinese Holly - Ilex rotunda
Three-Flower Holly - Ilex triflora
Rough-Leaved Holly - Ilex asprella
Fig-Leaved Holly - Ilex ficoidea
Dwarf Holly - Ilex memecylifolia
Downy Holly - Ilex pubescens
Chinese Holly - Ilex rotunda
Three-Flower Holly - Ilex triflora
Anises - Austrobaileyales
Anise Family - Schisandraceae
Lantau Star Anise - Illicium angustisepalum
Dunn's Star Anise - Illicium dunnianum
Wild Star Anise - Illicium leiophyllum
Dragon Kadsura - Kadsura heteroclita
Lantau Star Anise - Illicium angustisepalum
Dunn's Star Anise - Illicium dunnianum
Wild Star Anise - Illicium leiophyllum
Dragon Kadsura - Kadsura heteroclita
Magnolias & Custard Apples - Magnoliales
Custard Apples - Annonaceae
Custard Apple - Annona squamosa Ylang Ylang - Cananga odorata Desmos - Desmos chinensis Large-Flowered Uvaria - Uvaria grandiflora Uvaria - Uvaria macrophylla |
Magnolia Family - Magnoliaceae
White Jade Orchid Tree - Magnolia x alba Hong Kong Magnolia - Magnolia championii Yulan Magnolia - Magnolia denudata Banana Shrub - Magnolia figo Bull Bay - Magnolia grandiflora Mulan Magnolia - Magnolia liliiflora Maud's Michelia - Magnolia maudiae |
Hollies - Aquifoliaceae
Rough-Leaved Holly 梅葉冬青 Ilex asprella
A very common, local woodland tree. Small, white flowers appear briefly in the spring, and dark berries in the autumn
Fig-Leaved Holly 榕葉冬青 Ilex ficoidea
Dwarf Holly 谷木葉冬青 Ilex memecylifolia
Downy Holly 毛冬青 Ilex pubescens
Tiny purple flowers appear in May, often attracting large quantities of bees. The red berries on short stalks are around in the winter from December onwards.
Chinese Holly 鐵冬青 Ilex rotunda
Three-Flower Holly 三花冬青 Ilex triflora
Anises - Schisandraceae
Lantau Star Anise 大嶼八角 Illicium angustisepalum
Dunn's Star Anise 紅花八角 Illicium dunnianum
The stalks of the flowers in this species of star anise are red. This seems to be the easiest way to tell it apart from I. leiophyllum (below), which has shorter, white stalks and is the less common of the two species (although neither is particularly abundant).
Wild Star-Anise 平滑葉八角 Illicium leiophyllum
Dragon Kadsura 異形南五味子 Kadsura heteroclita
Custard Apples - Annonaceae
Custard Apple 番荔枝 Annona squamosa
Also called a 'sugar apple' or 'sweetsop' this tropical fruit tree comes from the Americas.
Ylang Ylang 依蘭 Cananga odorata
A highly aromatic shrub, grown in some of Hong Kong's parks.
Desmos 假鷹爪 Desmos chinensis
A native Hong Kong vine it flowers from March to July with white claw-like flowers. The berries appear in winter maturing from green, through yellow and red to black in colour.
Large-Flowered Uvaria 大花紫玉盤 Uvaria grandiflora
Native to Hong Kong the large-flowered uvaria seems to be less common than uvaria macrophylla. This variety of uvaria seems to be a woody, climbing shrub.
Large-Leaved Uvaria 紫玉盤 Uvaria littoralis (used to be U. macrophylla)
A native Hong Kong shrub growing in woodlands.
Magnolia Family - Magnoliaceae
White Jade Orchid Tree 白蘭 Magnolia x alba
A fragrant tree, also known as a white orchid tree or white champak. It flowers in late spring and early summer. It's similar to magnolia species but the flowers' petals are longer and thinner. It probably originates from Malaysia.
Hong Kong Magnolia 香港木蘭 Magnolia championii
A native Hong Kong magnolia, found growing in montane forests. It flowers in May to June.
Yulan Magnolia 玉蘭 Magnolia denudata
Native to central and eastern China, it is grown ornamentally in Hong Kong's parks and gardens.
Banana Shrub 含笑 Magnolia figo
A non-native ornamental, blooming in February-March with an intense fragrance, like someone had opened hundreds of pots of warm banana jam.
Bull Bay 荷花玉蘭 Magnolia grandiflora
Mulan Magnolia 紫玉蘭 Magnolia liliiflora
Also called purple magnolia this tree is native to Sichuan and Yunnan.
Maud's Michelia 深山含笑 Magnolia maudiae
This is an evergreen tree, flowering in February and fruiting in October. It grows up to 20 metres in height. It was discovered on Lantau Island in 1905. It occurs on Lantau and in several southern Chinese provinces. This specimen is located in Shing Mun arboretum. The species was discovered by one Stephen Troyte Dunn who named it after his wife Maud.