Chinese name: 貓鬚草  Family Name (科名): 唇形科 lamiaceae Scientific name (學名): Orthosiphon aristatus   Common name (俗名): Cat’s Whiskers化石草、腰只草、腎草、腎茶   習性 多年生直立草本。         Growth habit Perennial 葉 葉對生，菱形，長5-10 cm，鋸齒緣，兩面被短毛。           Leaf Leaves in distant pairs, narrowed into the stalk, ovate, 5-10 cm long, pointed at both ends, coarsely toothed margins. 花 頂生假總狀輪生聚繖花序，花冠白色至淡紫色，筒狀，二唇，花絲細長，伸出花冠。           Flower The flowers are borne in very lax racemes. The calyx is bell-shaped, with a naked throat and two slender lower teeth.…

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Chinese name: 白花曼陀羅 Family Name (科名): 茄科Solanaceae Scientific name (學名): Datura Stramonium Common name (俗名): 曼陀羅屬Datura   習性   草本或亞灌木 生於村邊、路旁、沙灘邊   Growth habit   grows wild in all the world’s warm and moderate regions, where it is found along roadsides and in dung heaps 葉   寬卵形,大如手掌 波狀鋸齒 葉具長柄，基部不對稱。 Leaf   The leaves are soft, irregularly undulate, and toothed 花 花單生，直立，花萼筒狀，花冠白色，漏斗狀，上部五裂，雄蕊五。   Flower   The fragrant flowers are trumpet-shaped, white to creamy or violet, and 2.5 to 3.5 in. long 果   蒴果大如乒乓球，被稀疏的短刺。   Fruit…

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  Chinese name: 銀杏(白果) Family Name (科名): 銀杏科 Ginkgoaceae Scientific name (學名): Ginkgo biloba Common name (俗名): 白果樹，公孫樹，鴨掌樹，鴨腳子   習性 落葉喬木。   Growth habit Deciduous tree. 葉 葉子是闊葉型和扇形。   Leaf Leaves are broad-based and fan-shaped.   花 球花均生於短枝葉腋，維球花有短梗。5-7月開花。   Flower Flowers are growing in short axillary branches. Flowering between May and July. 果 種子核果狀，橢圓形、倒卵形或圓球形，成熟時橙黃。   Fruit Seeds are drupe-like, oblong, obovate or round ball in shape. Matures when orange in colour. 知多一點點 (如使用方法，其他用途) 木材優良，供雕刻及其他工藝品之用。種子煮熟可以吃，但是吃多容易中毒。   More to learn Excellent wood for carving and other crafts…

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