Appendix 8.3 - Plant Species Recodrded in the Assessment Areas
+ = Scarce, ++ = Common, +++ = Abundant
			Sai Kung & Sha Ha		Pak Kong		Ho Chnug
Botanic Name	Form	Status	works area	other habitats	works area	other habitats	works area	other habitats
Acacia confusa	tree	exotic, common	+	+	+	+	+	+
Acanthopanax trifoliatus	climber	restricted	+	+
Acorus gramineus	herb	very common	++	++	++	++	+	++
Adiantum lunulatum	fern	restricted	+	+
Adina pilulifera	shrub	very common			+	+
Acanthus illicifolius	herb	common				+		+
Aegiceras corniculatus	shrub	common				+		+
Aglaia odorata	shrub	common			+	+
Alangium chinense	tree	common				+		++
Albizia lebbek	tree	common				+
Aleurites moluccana	tree	common	++	++		+		++
Alocasia macrorrhiza	herb	common	+++	++	++	++	++	+++
Alpinia katsumadai	herb	very common	+	+
Alternanthera sessilis	herb	common		++
Amaranthus viridis	herb	exotic, common		++
Amygdalus persica	tree	widely cultivated		+				+
Annona squamosa	tree	exotic, common				+
Antidesma bunius	tree	common	+	+
Aporusa dioica	shrub	common	+	+	+	+
Aralia chinensis	tree	common	+	+
Archidendron lucidum	tree	common				+
Archontophoenix alexandrae	tree	exotic, common		+				+
Artocarpus heterophyllus	tree	common	+	+		+
Athyriopsis japonica	fern	very common			+	++
Averrhoa carambola	tree	introduced, common				+++		+
Avicennia marina	tree	common				+		+
Bambusa chungii	tree	widely cultivated		++		++
Bambusa vulgaris	tree	widely cultivated		++		+
Bauhinia blakeana	tree	common	++	++
Bauhinia sp.	tree	common			+	+
Bauhinia variegata	tree	common				+
Bidens bipinnata	herb	common		+++
Bischofia trifoliata	tree	common	+	+
Blechnum orientale	fern	very common				++
Boehmeria nivea	shrub	restricted	+	+			+	+
Bougainvillea glabra	climber	exotic, common		++
Bridelia tomentosa	tree	common		+	+	+
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza	tree	restricted				+		+
Callipteris esculenta	fern	common	+++	+++
Capsicum frutescens	herb	widely planted		+
Canarium album	tree	restricted, probably planted				+
Carex chinensis	herb	common	+	+
Carica papaya	tree	exotic, common	+	+		+
Caryota ochlandra	tree	common				+
Cassia alata	shrub	exotic, common	++	+
Casuarina equisetifolia	tree	exotic, common						+
Catharanthus roseus	herb	exotic, common		+
Celtis sinensis	tree	very common	++	+	+	+	+	+
Centella asiatica	herb	very common		+
Cerbera manghas	tree	common			+	+
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens	tree	very common				+		++
Chrysopogon aciculatus	herb	very common	+++	+++
Chukrasia tabularia	tree	widely cultivated		+
Cibotium barometz	herb	very common				++
Cinnamomum camphora	tree	very common		+		+		+
Cinnamomum parthenoxylon	tree	common				+
Citrus grandis	tree	widely planted				+		+
Citrus reticulata	tree	common					+	+
Clausena lansium	tree	common	+	+	+	+++	+	+
Cleistocalyx operculata	tree	common	+	+	+	++	+	++
Clerodendrum fortunatum	shrub	common	+	+
Clerodendrum inerme	shrub	common				+		+
Cocos nucifera	tree	widely cultivated				+
Coix lachryma	herb	common		+	+	+		++
Colocasia esculenta	herb	widely cultivated	+	+
Commelina nudiflora	herb	common			+++	+++
Conyza canadensis	herb	very common	++	++
Cordia dichotoma	tree	restricted but often planted				+
Cordyline fruticosa	shrub	widely cultivated			+	+
Hedyotis corymbose	herb	very common		++
Crataeva religiosa	tree	widely planted				+
Cratoxylum cochinchinense	tree	very common				+
Cuscuta chinensis	climber	common	+	+
Cycas revoluta	tree	widely cultivated				+
Cyclosorus dentatus	fern	restricted		+
Cyclosorus heterocarpus	fern	common			++	++
Cyclosorus latipinnus	fern	common			++	++		++
Cyclosorus parasiticus	fern	very common	++	++	++	++		++
Cynodon dactylon	herb	exotic, common		++
Cyperus alternifolius	herb	exotic, restricted	++	++			++	++
Cyperus brevifolis	herb	common	++	++	++	++
Dactyloctenium aegyptium	herb	exotic, common		+
Delonix regia	tree	exotic, common		+		+	+	+
Derris trifoliata	climber	common				+		+
Digitaria sanquinalis	herb	very common		++
Dimocarpus longan	tree	widely planted		++		+	++	++
Diospyros kaki	tree	widely cultivated				+
Dracaena draco	tree	exotic, common				+
Eclipta prostrata	herb	common		++				++
Ehretia acuminata	tree	very rare					+
Ehretia longiflora	tree	restricted				+
Elacocarpus sylvestris	tree	very common						+
Eleusine indica	herb	exotic, common		+++
Endospermum chinense	tree	restricted						++
Epipremnum pinnatum	climber	commonly cultivated			+	+
Eragrostis tenella	herb	very common	+	+
Eremochloa ciliaris	fern	very common	+	+
Erythrina variegata	tree	widely cultivated				+
Eucalyptus tereticornis	tree	introduced, cultivated				+
Eupatorium catarium	herb	exotic, common		++	++	+++	++	+++
Eupatorium odoratum	herb	exotic, common					++	++
Euphorbia hirta	herb	exotic, common		++
Euphorbia thymifolia	herb	very common		++
Eurya chinensis	shrub	very common				+
Eurya japonica	tree	very common				+
Excoecaria agallocha	tree	common				++
Ficus benjamina	tree	common, cultivated		+	+	++
Ficus elastica	tree	introduced, common	++	++	+	++	+	+
Ficus hirta	tree	common	+	+
Ficus hispida	tree	common	++	++	+	++	++	++
Ficus microcarpa	tree	common	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ficus pumila	climber	very common		++	+	++
Ficus rumphii	tree	common		+
Ficus sp.	shrub	common	+	+
Ficus superba	tree	common				+		+
Ficus triangularia	tree	exotic, cultivated			+
Ficus variegata	tree	common	+	+	+	+		+
Ficus virens	tree	common	+	+				+
Ficus variolosa	shrub	common			+	+
Glochidion hirsutum	tree	common	+	+
Gossampinus malabarica	tree	widely planted	+	+
Halophila ovata	herb	rare				+		+
Hedychium coronarium	herb	common	+	+	++	++		+
Hedyotis diffusa	herb	very common		+
Hibiscus tiliaceus	tree	common				+		+
Hypericum japonicum	herb	very common		+				++
Ilex rotunda	tree	common		+
Imperata cylindrica	herb	very common		++
Ipomoea batatas	climber	widely cultivated	+	+			++	++
Ipomoea cairica	climber	exotic, common		++	++	++
Ipomoea hederacea	climber	exotic, very common		+	+	+
Juniperus chinensis	tree	widely cultivated				+
Kandelia candel	tree	very common			+	++		++
Kyllinga monocephala	herb	very common		+
Lagerstroemia speciosa	tree	common, widly planted				+
Lantana camara	shrub	exotic, common	++	++	+	+
Leucaena leucocephala	tree	introduced, common	+	++			+	++
Ligustrum sinense	tree	common	+	++	+	+	+	+
Litchi chinensis	tree	restricted but widely planted				+		+
Litsea cubeba	tree	common				+
Litsea glutinosa	tree	very common	+	++	+	+	+	+
Litsea monopetala	tree	restricted	+	++		+	+	++
Litsea rotundifolia	tree	very common				+
Livistona chinensis	tree	cultivated				++
Lophostemom confertus	tree	exotic, common		+++		+
Ludwigia octovalvis	herb	common					+	+
Lygodium dichotomum	climber	common	++	++
Lygodium scandens	climber	common			++	++
Macaranga tanarius	tree	very common	++	++	++	++	++	+++
Machilus chekiangensis	tree	very common	+	++		+
Macrothelypteris torresiana	fern	very common	+	+	++	++
Mallotus paniculatus	tree	very common		+		++	++	++
Malvastrum coromandelinum	shrub	common		+
Mangifera indica	tree	introduced, common				+	+	+
Manilkara zapota	tree	exotic, common				+
Mariscus umbellatus	herb	very common		+
Mascarena lagenicaulis	tree	exotic, common				+
Melaleuca leucadendron	tree	exotic, common		++				+
Melastoma candidum	shrub	common	+	+
Memorialis hirta	herb	common		+
Michelia alba	tree	widely planted		++		+		++
Michelia champaca	tree	widely planted						+
Michelia figo	tree	widely planted				+
Microcos paniculata	tree	common	+	++	+	+
Microstegium ciliatum	herb	very common	+++	++	+++	+++	+++	+++
Mikania micrantha	climber	exotic, common	+++	++	+++	+++	+++	+++
Miscanthus floridulus	herb	common					+	++
Miscanthus sinensis	herb	common	+	++			+	+
Morus alba	tree	introduced, common	+	+	+	+
Murraya paniculata	tree	exotic, common				+++
Musa paradisiaca	tree	exotic, common		+
Myrsine sequinii	tree	very common						+
Neyraudia reynaudiana	herb	common		++
Osmunda vachelii	fern	common			++	++
Oxalis corniculata	herb	exotic, common		++
Paederia scandens	climber	very common	+	++
Pandanus tectorius	shrub	common			+	+
Panicum brevifolium	herb	very common			++	++
Panicum maximum	herb	very common	++	++			++	++
Panicum paludosum	herb	common	++	++
Panicum repens	herb	very common		++
Paspalum conjugatum	herb	exotic, common		++
Pavetta hongkongensis	shrub	common, protected under HK law		+
Pennisetum purpureum	herb	very common	++	+++
Phoenix hanceana	tree	common				+
Phoenix sylvestris	tree	exotic, widely planted				+
Photinia benthamiana	tree	common	+	+				+
Phyllanthus urinaria	herb	common		++
Pilea microphylla	herb	very common	++	++	+++	+++	++	++
Piper hancei	climber	very common			++	++
Piper sarmentosum	climber	restricted	+	+
Podocarpus macrophyllus	tree	fairly common				++
Pogonatherum crinitum	herb	common	+	+
Polygonum chinense	herb	very common		++	++	++	++	++
Polygonum hydropiper	herb	common	++	++	++	++
Portulaca oleracea	herb	very common		++
Prunus salicina	tree	widely cultivated				+
Psidium guajava	tree	common	++	++		+	+	+
Psychotria rubra	shrub	common			+	+
Pteris ensiformis	fern	common		+			++	++
Pteris fauriei	fern	restricted	+	+	++	++
Pteris semipinnata	fern	very common	++	++	++	++
Pueraria lobata	climber	very common	+++	++	++	++		+++
Pyrrosia adnascens	fern	common	+	++				+
Radermachera sinica	tree	widely cultivated				+
Reevesia thyrsoidea	tree	common				+
Rhapis excelsa	shrub	common			+	+
Rhus succedanea	tree	very common			+	+		++
Roystonea regia	tree	widely planted		+		+		+
Rubus reflexus	climber	very common			++	++
Ruta graveolens	herb	exotic, common		++	++	++
Sapium sebiferum	tree	common	+	++	+	+	+	+
Saurauia tristyla	tree	common	+	+		+
Scaevola sericea	shrub	very common				+		+
Schefflera octophylla	tree	very common		+	++	++	+	+
Scindapsus aureus	climber	common			+	+
Selaginella delicatula	fern	common			++	++
Selaginella moellendorffii	fern	common	+	+	++	++
Setaria palmifolia	herb	common	+	+
Sida acuta	shrub	common		+
Sida rhombifolia	herb	exotic, common		++
Solanum coagulans	shrub	common		+
Solanum nigrum	herb	exotic, common		+
Spathodea campanulata	tree	exotic						++
Sporobolus fertilis	herb	very common		++
Sterculia lanceolata	tree	very common	+	++		+		+
Sterculia nobilis	tree	common				+
Strophanthus divaricatus	shrub	common		+
Suaeda australis	herb	common				+		+
Symplocos glauca	tree	common				+
Synedrella nodiflora	herb	very common	+	++			+	++
Syngonium podophyllum	climber	exotic, common	++	++	+	+
Syzygium jambos	tree	introduced, common	+	++		+		++
Taraxacum mongolicum	herb	rare		+
Thuja orientalis	tree	widely cultivated				+
Trachycarpus fortunei	tree	exotic, cultivated				+
Tradescantia fluminensis	herb	exotic, common		+
Trema orientalis	tree	common				+
Triblemma lancea	fern	common			++	++
Trichosanthes kirilowii	climber	restricted		+
Tutcheria championii	tree	restricted, protected under HK law						+
Ulmus parvifolia	tree	cultivated				+
Urena lobata	herb	exotic, common		++
Viburnum odoratissimum	tree	very common	+	++	+	++	+	+
Viola diffusa	herb	common		+
Wedelia chinensis	herb	common		+++
Wedelia trilobata	herb	introduced, common			+++	+++
Youngia japonica	herb	very common		+
Zanthoxylum avicennae	shrub	common	+	+
Zoysia sinica	herb	common		+		+		+