1. curtain fig
Ficus microcarpa
A bushy evergreen shrub to 4m when grown in a container, with glossy dark green, ovate leaves; in warm climates grows into a large tree with abundant aerial roots
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Get to know 14 plants selected from Macao. Discover their scientific names, identifying features and growing needs.
Plants to discover
2. flamboyant
Delonix regia
A tropical, evergreen tree to 10m tall and wide in its native Madagascar. It bears elegant, fern-like leaves and clusters of exotic-looking, bright red flowers. In frost-prone areas grow in a temperate greenhouse as foliage plants, since th
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3. Camphor tree
Cinnamomum camphora
An evergreen tree reaching up to 30 m tall, with greyish-brown bark that becomes fissured with age. Leaves are leathery, ovate-elliptic, with three prominent veins from the base, and emit a strong camphor scent when crushed. Panicles of sma
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4. Indian Almond
Terminalia catappa
Terminalia catappa is a large deciduous tree reaching 15–25 m in height with a spreading, umbrella-shaped canopy. Its broad, obovate leaves are 10–25 cm long, turning brilliant shades of red, orange, and yellow in autumn before falling. Sma
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5. Chinese fan palm
Livistona chinensis
L. chinensis grows to 12m, with a stout trunk and long-stalked, fan-shaped leaves to 2m long, composed of drooping, linear segments. Panicles of cream flowers in summer, followed by glossy blue-green or pinkish fruits
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6. Japanese sago palm
Cycas revoluta
A slow-growing, palm-like evergreen perennial to 2m, with arching pinnate leaves to 1.5m in length, and golden-brown, ovoid inflorescences which are rarely seen except on mature plants
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7. frangipani
Plumeria rubra
P. rubra is a deciduous shrub with few succulent branches bearing oblong leaves to 40cm long, and terminal panicles of highly fragrant, yellow-centred rose-pink flowers to 9cm across, in late summer and autumn
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8. Chinese hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
A compact evergreen shrub with ovate to broadly lance-shaped glossy dark green leaves. Single 5-petalled flowers 10cm across with yellow anthered red stamens are produced from the leaf axils from summer to autumn, though in cultivation semi
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9. Orange Jasmine
Murraya paniculata
Murraya paniculata, commonly known as Orange Jasmine, is a dense, evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy, dark green, pinnate leaves composed of 5-7 ovate leaflets. From spring to summer, it produces clusters of small, white, star-shaped
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10. Chinese ixora
Ixora chinensis
Ixora chinensis is a tender, bushy evergreen shrub with a rounded, upright form. Its opposite leaves are glossy, leathery, oval to lance-shaped and dark green. Dense terminal corymbs of small, tubular, four-lobed flowers appear mainly from
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11. Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Bougainvillea spectabilis is a vigorous, evergreen woody climber with ovate leaves and clusters of small white flowers, each surrounded by three large, colorful bracts in shades of magenta, purple, pink, or orange. It can reach 3-8 meters i
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12. Alocasia odora
Alocasia odora
A tropical rhizomatous perennial grown for its huge, glossy mid-green leaves. The leaf blades have pale green veins and can reach 1.2m long; they are carried on erect leaf stalks to 1.2m tall. It may produce a pale green flower in summer.
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13. Indian shot
Canna indica
An erect perennial to around 2m tall with ovate, dark green leaves often flushed bronze. Racemes of small red or dark orange flowers with some yellow on the lip are borne from midsummer into early autumn
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14. sacred lotus
Nelumbo nucifera
A rhizomatous aquatic perennial with long-stalked, rounded green leaves to 80cm wide, and solitary, pink or white, water lily-like flowers to 30cm wide, borne on long stalks well above water level in summer
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