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Flora of the USRC

Flora of the USRC

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To see some of these wonderful trees in the Club's grounds, why not use the tree walk map to guide you on your tree walk? You can download the map by clicking on the link here or by clicking on the image.

Acknowledgment: Maxwell, GS & Leung, Sze Ming,Kat (2011), Trees of the United Services Recreation Club.
ISBN 978-988-15517-1-9, Pub. Gordon Maxwell. Printed Impressions Design & Print Ltd.

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1. Camphor Tree
Cinnamomum camphora (樟)
The tall, majestic Camphor tree would be equally at home in a rural village landscape in a far corner of Hong Kong. Its leaves are alternate, a bit leathery to touch, continued ...


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2. Hoop Pine
Araucaria cunninghamii
Fa Kei Charm (花旗杉)
This handsome tree belongs to the gymnosperms, a group of seed plants which have “naked seeds” and at one continued ...


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3. Tangerine Tree
Citrus reticulata (柑橘)
Citrus reticulata is the Tangerine tree; small, sometimes spiny but producing the highly desirable, juicy continued ...


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4. Camel’s Foot Tree
Bauhinia variegata
Kung Fun Yang Tai Gap (宮粉羊蹄甲)
Bauhinia variegata, our Camel's Foot Tree, is a colourful companion to its sister species, B. Blakeana. Continued ...


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5. Chinese Arborvitae
Platycladus orientalis (synonym: Thuja orientalis)
Platycladus orientalis is often known as Thuja or Oriental arbor-vitae and is a popular decorative evergreen tree worldwide. Continued ...


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  1. 6. Ironwood
Casuarina equisetifolia (木麻黃)
This sometimes massive tree certainly lives up to its name. It is one tough tree that can cope with almost all Hong Kong conditions. Continued ...


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7. Cotton tree (aka Tree cotton)
Bombax ceiba
A Cotton tree can grow to 25 m or more in height, displaying a form (morphology) that is almost as if an architect designed how the branches would be continued ...


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  1. 8. Pond spice
Litsea glutinosa (潺槁)
The Pond spice is a tree capable of reaching 15 m or more. Interestingly, Pond spice has male and female flowers kept on separate continued ...


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  1. 9. Frangipani
Plumeria rubra var. acutifoli (黃花雞蛋花)
The Frangipani is a native of tropical America and is now selected as a popular ornamental with a perfumed, fragrant flower. Continued ...


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10. Deciduous Fig
Ficus subpisocarpa
Like the other Ficus species around our Club, the deciduous fig is a member of the Fig family (Moraceae). But unlike its sister species, it is deciduous and continued ...


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  1. 11. Chinese Banyan
Ficus microcarpa (榕樹/ 細葉榕)
One of Hong Kong’s most revered trees, the Chinese Banyan is often admired and even worshipped by whole villages. It is typhoon tolerant, continued ...


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  1. 12. Chinese fan-palm
Livistona chinesis  Po Kwai (蒲葵)
The trunk is stout, cylindrical and made distinctive by rings of leaf scars left by many years of fallen leaves. Leaves are huge and spirally continued ...


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  1. 13. Slash pine
Pinus massoniana (馬尾松/ 山松)
Pinus massoniana or Chinese red pine is our large, erect evergreen conifer. It is the only native pine tree in Hong Kong. Chinese red pine is continued ...


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  1. 14. China doll
Radermachera sinica (菜豆樹)
Meet China doll, a tree with outstanding growth from that can resemble a one-legged, huge model of a China doll. The shape of China continued ...


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  1. 15. Chinese hackberry
Celtis sinensis (朴樹)
The Chinese hackberry is a real local with strong Chinese connections, being found in most regions of China. This attractive deciduous tree continued ...


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16. Tree Hugging Fern
Lemmaphyllum microphyllum
The fertile frond produces radiant orange-brown spores, while the non-fertile (normal) frond is oval in shape and fleshy and green in texture functioning like a continued ...


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  • About Us
    • Our Facilities
    • Notices
    • Opening Hours
    • Our History
  • Club News
  • Our F&B Outlets
    • F&B Promotions
    • Banyan Room
    • Chairman's Lounge
    • Garden Cafe
    • Garden Marquee
    • Garden Room
    • Gascoigne Room
    • Gunners Bar
    • Poolside Kiosk
    • Banqueting & Events
  • Sports & Recreation
    • Sports >
      • Basketball
      • Cricket >
        • Cricket Fixtures
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        • Cricket Section Internal Policy
      • Football >
        • Football Section Internal Policy
      • Lacrosse
      • Lawn Bowls >
        • Lawn Bowls Section Internal Policy
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        • Squash Section Internal Policy
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        • Tennis Section Internal Policy
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      • Pilates
      • Playgroup
      • Playroom
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    • Mission Statement
    • Wildlife of the USRC >
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      • Fauna of the USRC
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