Vegetation Survey Data for The TCCC Study Area (September – October 2002)
Family |
Species |
Form |
Status |
Airport Angle Station |
T3 |
T4 |
T5 |
Nei Lak Shan Angle Station |
T6 |
T7 |
STS (T5) |
SWS |
SWS 3 |
T7 to Terminal |
Ngong Ping Terminal |
Adiantaceae |
Adiantum flabellatum |
Fern |
VC |
|
** |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Amaranthaceae |
Alternanthera philoxeroider |
Herb |
Ex/ C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Anacardiaceae |
Rhus hypoleuca |
Shrub |
C |
** |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
Anacardiaceae |
Rhus succedanea |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
Apocynaceae |
Thevetia peruviana |
Tree |
Ex./ VC |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aquifoliaceae |
Ilex asprella |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
Aquifoliaceae |
Ilex pubescens |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
Araceae |
Alocasia macrorrhiza |
Herb |
VC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Araliaceae |
Schefflera octopyla |
Tree |
C |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Araliaceae |
Scheffera octophylla |
Shrub |
VC |
* |
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
Blechnaceae |
Blechnum orientale |
Fern |
VC |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
|
*** |
Blechnaceae |
Brainea insignis |
Fern |
U |
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Caesalpiniaceae |
Bauhinea sp |
Climb |
C |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compositae |
Aster baccharoides |
Shrub |
VC |
|
** |
* |
** |
* |
|
** |
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
Compositae |
Bidens alba |
Herb |
Ex/ VC |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compositae |
Erigeron annuus |
Herb |
Ex/ VC |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compositae |
Eupatorium catarium |
Herb |
Ex/ VC |
*** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compositae |
Mikania micrantha |
Climb |
Ex/ VC |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Compositae |
Synedrella nodiflora |
Herb |
Ex/ VC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convallariaceae |
Lirope spicata |
Herb |
VC |
|
** |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cyperaceae |
Lepidosperma chinense |
Grass |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Cyperaceae |
Rhynchospora rubra |
Herb |
VC |
|
|
|
|
** |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daphniphyllaceae |
Daphniphyllum macropodum |
Shrub |
Ex/ C |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daphniphyllaceae |
Daphniphyllum oldhami |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
Davalliaceae |
Humata repens |
Fern |
U |
|
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dicksoniaceae |
Cibotium barometz |
Fern |
VC |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
*** |
Dryopteridaceae |
Dryopteris championii |
Fern |
C |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ebenaceae |
Diospyros morrisiana |
Shrub |
VC |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
** |
* |
** |
|
|
Ericaceae |
Enkianthus quinqueflorus |
Shrub |
R |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Escalloniaceae |
Itea chinensis |
Shrub |
VC |
|
|
** |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Breynia fruticosa |
Shrub |
VC |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
*** |
Euphorbiaceae |
Croton crassifolius |
Shrub |
VC |
|
** |
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Euphorbia bifida |
Herb |
C |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Glochidion wrightii |
Shrub |
VC |
|
|
*** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Glochidion eriocarpum |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Glochidion hirsutum |
Tree |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Mallotus paniculatus |
Shrub |
VC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Phyllanthus cochinchinesis |
Shrub |
VC |
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Phyllanthus embalica |
Shrub |
VC |
** |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fabaceae |
Dalbergia hancei |
Climb |
C |
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fabaceae |
Desmodium microphyllum |
Shrub |
VC |
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fabaceae |
Millettia reticulata |
Climb |
C |
|
|
** |
|
** |
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Gleichniaceae |
Dicranopteris pedata |
Fern |
VC |
|
*** |
*** |
*** |
* |
** |
*** |
** |
** |
* |
*** |
|
Goodeniaceae |
Scaevola taccada |
Shrub |
VC |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gramineae |
Arundinella setosa |
Herb |
VC |
|
*** |
** |
** |
*** |
*** |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
Gramineae |
Bambusa sp. |
Tree |
Ex/ P |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gramineae |
Coix lacryma-jobi |
Herb |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gramineae |
Cyrtococcum patens |
Herb |
VC |
|
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gramineae |
Melinis repens |
Herb |
VC |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gramineae |
Microstegium ciliatum |
Herb |
VC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gramineae |
Miscanthus sinensis |
Herb |
VC |
|
|
** |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gramineae |
Miscanthus spp. |
Grass |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Gramineae |
Paspalum sp. |
Grass |
C |
*** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hamamelidaceae |
Altingia chinensis |
Tree |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
Hamamelidaceae |
Loropetalum chinensis |
Shrub |
U |
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lauraceae |
Cryptocarya chinensis |
Shrub |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
Lauraceae |
Cassytha filiformis |
Climb |
VC |
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lauraceae |
Litsea cubeba |
Shrub |
C |
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
Lauraceae |
Litsea glutinosa |
Tree |
VC |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lauraceae |
Litsea rotundifolia |
Shrub |
VC |
** |
** |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lauraceae |
Machilus breviflora |
Tree |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Lauraceae |
Machilus chekiangensis |
Shrub |
VC |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lauraceae |
Machilus velutina |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Leguminosae |
Archidendron clypearia |
Tree |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
Leguminosae |
Archidendron lucidum |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
Liliaceae |
Hymenocallis littoralis |
Herb |
Ex/ C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lindsaeaceae |
Lindsaea ensifolia |
Fern |
VC |
|
|
|
|
** |
** |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
Lindsaeaceae |
Lindsaea heterophylla |
Fern |
VC |
|
|
|
** |
* |
** |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
Lindsaeaceae |
Stenoloma chusanum |
Fern |
VC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lycopodiaceae |
Palhinhaea cernum |
Fern |
VC |
|
|
|
* |
** |
*** |
*** |
|
|
|
* |
|
Lygodiaceae |
Lygodium dichotomum |
Fern |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Lygodiaceae |
Lygodium japonicum |
Fern |
VC |
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malvaceae |
Urena lobata |
Herb |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Melastomataceae |
Melastoma candidum |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
** |
** |
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Melastomataceae |
Melastoma dodecandrum |
Herb |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
Melastomataceae |
Melastoma sanguineum |
Shrub |
C |
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Mimosaceae |
Acacia auricumormis |
Tree |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
Mimosaceae |
Abarema lucida |
Shrub |
Ex. |
** |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mimosaceae |
Acacia confusa |
Tree |
Ex/ VC |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*** |
* |
Mimosaceae |
Albizia lebbeck |
Tree |
Ex/ VC |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moraceae |
Ficus hirta |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
Moraceae |
Ficus hispida |
Tree |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
Moraceae |
Ficus variolosa |
Shrub |
VC |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
Myrsinaceae |
Ardisia crenata |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
Myrsinaceae |
Ardisia quinquegona |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
Myrsinaceae |
Embelia laeta |
Shrub |
VC |
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Myrtaceae |
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
** |
** |
* |
*** |
|
Myrtaceae |
Baeckea frutescens |
Shrub |
VC |
|
** |
|
|
* |
|
** |
* |
* |
** |
*** |
** |
Myrtaceae |
Cratoxylom cochinchinese |
Tree |
VC |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Myrtaceae |
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa |
Shrub |
VC |
|
*** |
** |
** |
* |
* |
*** |
|
|
|
|
|
Myrtaceae |
Syzygium buxifolium |
Shrub |
VC |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Myrtaceae |
Tristania conferta |
Tree |
Ex/ VC |
*** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oleaceae |
Ligustrum sinense |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
** |
|
Orchidaceae |
Pholidota chinensis |
Herb |
Prot. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Orchidaceae |
Spathoglottis pubescens |
Herb |
VC Prot. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Papilionaceae |
Milletia reticulata |
Climb |
C |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phormiaceae |
Dianella ensifolia |
Herb |
VC |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Pinaceae |
Pinus elliottii |
Tree |
Ex. |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Polygonaceae |
Polygonum hydropiper |
Herb |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Polypodiaceae |
Pyrrosia lingua |
Fern |
C |
|
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pteridiaceae |
Pteridium aquilinum |
Fern |
C |
|
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rosaceae |
Rhaphiolepis indica |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Rosaceae |
Raphiolepis indica |
Shrub |
VC |
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rosaceae |
Rubus reflexus |
Climb |
VC |
|
|
** |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Rubiaceae |
Adina pilulifera |
Tree |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
** |
** |
* |
* |
* |
Rubiaceae |
Mussaenda pubescens |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Rubiaceae |
Hedyotis acutangula |
Herb |
C |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
Rubiaceae |
Hedyotis pinifolia |
Climb |
U |
|
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rubiaceae |
Paederia scandens |
Climb |
VC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rubiaceae |
Psychotria rubra |
Shrub |
VC |
|
|
** |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Rubiaceae |
Psychotria serpens |
Climb |
VC |
|
** |
** |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Rutaceae |
Melicope pteleifolia |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
Rutaceae |
Citrus sp. |
Tree |
P/ C |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rutaceae |
Zanthoxylum avicennae |
Tree |
C |
** |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
Santalaceae |
Dendrotrophe frutescens |
Climb |
VC |
|
|
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scrophulariaceae |
Adenosma glutinosum |
Herb |
VC |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Smilacaceae |
Smilax china |
Climb |
VC |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Smilacaceae |
Smilax spp. |
Shrub |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Smilacaceae |
Smilax glabra |
Climb |
VC |
|
|
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sterculiaceae |
Reevesia thyrsoidea |
Tree |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Sterculiaceae |
Helicteres angustifolia |
Herb |
VC |
** |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sterculiaceae |
Sterculia lanceolata |
Tree |
VC |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Symplocaceae |
Symplocos lancifolia |
Tree |
C |
|
|
** |
|
|
|
|
** |
** |
** |
*** |
|
Symplocaceae |
Symplocos cochinchinensis |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Theaceae |
Camellia euryoides |
Shrub |
R/ Prot. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
** |
Theaceae |
Eurya chinensis |
Shrub |
VC |
|
|
** |
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
Theaceae |
Eurya japonica |
Shrub |
VC |
|
** |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Theaceae |
Gordonia axillaris |
Shrub |
VC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Thelypteridaceae |
Cyclosorus parasiticus |
Fern |
VC |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
Thelypteridaceae |
Parathelypteris glanduligera |
Fern |
U |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thymelaeaceae |
Wikstroemia indica |
Shrub |
C |
|
** |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Tiliaceae |
Microcos paniculata |
Tree |
C |
* |
|
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|
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|
|
|
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Verbenaceae |
Clerodendrum fortunatum |
Shrub |
C |
|
|
** |
** |
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Verbenaceae |
Lantana camara |
Shrub |
VC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Species Richness |
26 |
29 |
38 |
21 |
12 |
13 |
16 |
31 |
34 |
41 |
28 |
14 |
Source: Adapted from BMT (2002) and Field Investigation Mott Connell (2002)
Status: Ex = Exotic; P = Planted; VC = Very Common; C = Common; U = Uncommon (Restricted); R = Rare; Prot. = Protected
Abundance: * Occasional (< 10% cover); ** Common (10 - 25% cover); *** Abundant (> 25% cover).