Table 5.5a Evaluation of Floral Species of Conservation Interest Recorded Within the Assessment Area

Common Name	Scientific Name	Growth Form	Status*	Distribution
Silver-back Artocarpus	Artocarpus hypargyreus	Tree	Vulnerable^[1]	Locally common
Small Persimmon	Diospyros vaccinioides	Shrub	Critically endangered^[1]	Locally very common
Chinese Lily	Lilium brownii	Herb	Protected^[2]	Locally restricted distribution but common on Hong Kong Island
Incense Tree	Aquilaria sinensis	Tree	Vulnerable^[1] Class II protected^[3]	Locally common
Balloon Flower	Platycodon grandiflorus	Herb	Protected^[2]	Locally restricted distribution but common on Hong Kong Island
Cycad-fern	Brainea insignis	Herb	Class II protected^[3]	Locally uncommon
Phantom Orchid	Habenaria dentata	Herb	Protected^[2]	Locally common
Buttercup orchid	Spathoglottis pubescens	Herb	Protected^[2]	Locally very common
Long Tentacle Orchid	Peristylus calcaratus	Herb	Protected^[2]	Locally uncommon
Sword-leaved Orchid	Cymbidium ensifolium	Herb	Protected^[2]	Locally uncommon
Green-flowered Rattlesnake-Plantain	Goodyera viridiflora	Herb	Protected^[2]	Locally uncommon

*Sources: [1] 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [2] Cap. 96 Forestry Regulation {N.B. this does not apply to Ocean Park}. [3] List of Wild Plants under State Protection, SEPA, PRC (1999).