Chinese name: 金銀花 Family Name (科名): Moraceae Scientific name (學名): Morus alba Common name (俗名): 忍冬、鴛鴦草   習性： 多年生半常綠纏繞灌木。小枝細長，中空，籐為褐色至赤褐色。 Growth habit: Perennial semi-evergreen winding shrubs. Branchlets slender, hollow, rattan to brown to auburn. 葉： 卵形葉子對生，枝葉均密生柔毛和腺毛。 Leaf: Ovary leaves opposite, foliage are dense pilose and glandular hairs. 花： 夏季開花，苞片葉狀，唇形花有淡香，外面有柔毛和腺毛，雄蕊和花柱均伸出花冠，花成對生於葉腋，花色初為白色，漸變為黃色，黃白相映 Flower: Flowering in summer, bracts leaflike, lip flowers have a light fragrance,with glandular hair, stamens and styles are out of the corolla, flowers born in the leaf axils in pairs, early flower color is white, and turning…

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Chinese name: 十大功勞 Family Name (科名): Berberidaceae Scientific name (學名): Mahonia fortunei Common name (俗名): 老鼠刺、貓刺葉、黃天竹、土黃柏   習性： 暖溫帶植物，具有較強的抗寒能力，不耐暑熱。   十大功勞喜溫暖濕潤的氣候，也比較抗乾旱。它們在原產地多生長在陰濕峽谷和森林下面。 Growth habit: Warm temperate plants, can survive in cold habitat, yet intolerant of heat Like warm and humid climate, but also more drought-resistant. They grow more in the place of origin in the shady gorges and forests 葉： 葉倒卵形至倒卵狀披針形，小葉無柄或近無柄，狹披針形至狹橢圓形 Leaf: Leaves obovate to obovate-lanceolate, leaflets sessile or subsessile, narrowly lanceolate to narrowly elliptic 花： 花黃色；外萼片卵形或三角狀卵形。花期7-9月。 Flower: Flowers yellow; outer sepals ovate or triangular-ovate. Flowering…

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Chinese name: 金盃藤 Family Name (科名): Solanaceae Scientific name (學名): Solandra nitida Common name (俗名): 金盃花   習性： 常綠蔓性灌木，葉片互生，長橢圓形，全株有毒（果實除外）。 Growth habit: Creeping shrubs, leaves alternate, oblong, whole plant toxic (except fruit). 葉： 葉片互生，長橢圓形，側脈 5 對，兩面皆為濃綠色。 Leaf: Leaves alternate, oblong, lateral veins 5 pairs, both sides are dark green. 花： 單頂花序，花冠大型，杯狀，淡黃色，開在各分枝末梢；花萼 5 裂，雄蕊 5 枚，自花冠筒伸出，花冠 5 淺裂，裂片向外捲曲，每一裂片中央有條紫褐色條紋延伸至冠喉；子房 2 室。 Flower: Single-flowered, large corolla, copular and yellowish corolla , opening at each branch tip; calyx 5-lobed, 5 stamens, projecting from corolla tube, corolla 5-lobed, lobes curled outwardly,…

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Chinese name: 紅豆杉 Family Name (科名): 紅豆杉科(Taxaceae)紅豆杉屬(Taxus) Scientific name (學名): Taxus madia Common name (俗名): 曼地亞紅豆杉   習性 紅豆杉為常綠大喬木樹，高達二十公尺以上，樹幹略扭曲，樹皮紅褐色，不規則片狀剝落。 Growth habit 葉 葉線狀披針形，扁平，略鐮狀，螺旋排列於小枝上，扭成不規則之 2 列。 Leaf 花 雌雄異株；雄球花單一，腋生，小孢子葉 6-14 片，每片有 3-6 個花粉囊；雌球花 1，腋生，胚珠 1。 Flower 果 種子堅果狀，包於紅色肉質假種皮內，11月間成熟。 Fruit 知多一點點 (如使用方法，其他用途) 作建築、雕刻、家具用：木材材質緻密富彈性，心材紫紅色，邊材黃色。不會開花。 More to learn 性味功能 植物枝葉、木材、種子普遍含有毒物質紫杉鹼 。 Properties 主治 治療卵巢癌、乳癌、肺癌、頭部頸部腫瘤。 Treats   Photo Album  Useful Link: l   http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E7%B4%85%E8%B1%86%E6%9D%89%E5%B1%AC l   http://www.hljh.tcc.edu.tw/teach/%E6%A0%A1%E5%9C%92%E6%A4%8D%E7%89% A9/%E7%B4%85%E8%B1%86%E6%9D%89/%E7%B4%85%E8%B1%86%E6%9D%8 9.htm l   http://www.taiwantree.com.tw/about.html

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Chinese name: 射干 Family name(科名): 鳶尾科 Iridaceae Scientific name(學名): Belamcanda chinensis Common name(俗名): Black-berry Lily紅蝴蝶花、烏扇、扁竹   習性: 多年生草本 Growth habit: Perennial herb 葉: 葉長形似劍, 形態比較硬身, 且向四面散開 Leaf: It looks like a sword, it’s form is quite hard and spread out to all side 花: 花橘黃色，直徑3～4cm，花被片6，橢圓形，散生暗紅色斑點 Flower: It is in orange color, it diameter is around 3-4 cm, it have 6 pieces of petal that shaped in oval, also it have some red spot in it   果: 開花後結蒴果，成熟時果實三裂，內含多顆黑色種子。 Fruit: After the flower bloom, it will…

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Chinese name: 蓮生貴子 Family Name (科名): 蘿藦科Asclepiadaceae Scientific name (學名): Asclepias curassavica L Common name (俗名): Blood-flower, carlet Milkweed,蓮生桂子花 芳草花 馬利筋   習性： 常綠多年生小灌木。 Growth habit: Evergreen perennial subshrubs. 葉： 葉對生，披針形或狹披針形，漸尖或急尖。 Leaf: The leaves are arranged oppositely on the stems and are lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate shaped ending in acuminate or acute tips. 花： 10－20多花組成聚傘花序，花冠為紫色或紅色，花冠裂片為黃或橙色。 Flower: The flowers are in cymes with 10-20 flowers each. They have purple or red corollas and corona lobes that are yellow or orange. 果： 蓇葖果，紡鎚狀圓柱形，成熟後會裂開，內有多數棕黑色種子；種子扁平狀長橢圓形；叢毛生於頂端，花果期在春至初夏。 Fruit: Follicle, spindle-shaped cylindrical, mature,…

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Chinese name: 甜菊 Family Name (科名): 無患子科 Sapindaceae Scientific name (學名): Common name (俗名): Stevia   習性 夏、秋之際，會開出白色小頭狀的花朵。       Growth habit Flowers blooms on summer and autumn. 葉 葉對生，葉面有密生的短茸毛，呈鋸齒狀。           Leaf Leaves opposite, hairy surface, serrated. 花 白色小頭狀           Flower White flowers. 果 無果實。           Fruit No fruits. 知多一點點 (如使用方法，其他用途) 甜菊可提高血糖、降低血壓、促進新陳代謝之效。           More to learn It increases glucose inside our body, decreases blood pressure, create metabolism effects.…

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Chinese name: 神秘果 Family Name (科名): 山欖科Sapotaceae Scientific name (學名): SynsepalumdulcificumDenill Common name (俗名): 神秘果 (Miracle Fruit, Miraculous Fruit / Berry)   習性 怕泠霜, 需要在花盆裡培植,適合盆栽式種植 Growth habit Ling afraid of frost, it needs to cultivate in pots for potted-type planting. 葉 葉形略似細葉欖仁, 呈倒披針形, 葉脈明顯, 葉緣波浪形 Leaf Somewhat similar to pomatum leaf Terminable, was oblanceolate, veins obvious, Wavy leaf margin 花 花著生於葉腋, 白色小花, 有淡淡椰奶香味 Flower Axillary flowers with white flowers, a touch of coconut flavor   果 綠色橢圓體漿果, 呈鮮紅, 種子由果肉包覆 Fruit Green ellipsoid berries, was bright…

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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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