2023 Hong Kong Native Plants Monthly Calendar

2022/12

Tags: Calendar

300 x 132 mm

US$18.00
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2023 Hong Kong Native Plants Monthly Calendar

In line with the flowering and fruiting patterns of the four seasons, 12 scientific drawings of Hong Kong's native plants are included in our monthly calendar. Pen and ink illustrations of detailed structures including representative branches, leaves, flowers and fruits in different orientations are shown at the back of each page. Other basic facts such as scientific names, flowering and fruiting periods can also be found as supplementary information. In addition to Hong Kong Public Holidays, we choose to include important international days of plants or nature. You can also tear along the dotted line and send the plant drawings part as postcards.

List of Plants (Drawings obtained from Botanical Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Native Plants (Bilingual Edition))

January Rhododendron simsii Planch.

February Rhodoleia championii Hook.

March Michelia chapensis Dandy

April Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

May Iris speculatrix Hance

June Pavetta hongkongensis Bremek.

July Dalbergia assamica Benth.

August Artocarpus hypargyreus Hance ex Benth.

September Alsophila spinulosa (Wall. ex Hook.) R. M. Tryon

October Eleutherococcus trifoliatus (L.) S. Y. Hu

November Ilex rotunda var. microcarpa (Lindl. Ex Paxton) S. Y. Hu

December Camellia oleifera C. Abel

About scientific drawings

Botanical Illustration is an integration of art and science. The plants included in the calendar have been authenticated by field observations, detailed dissections, voucher specimens, as well as scientific records from the Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium. To make sure every morphological detail is accurately marked, the scientific illustrations have been authenticated and drawn by a group of botanists and the careful eye of botanical illustrators. Owing to the much work they have done, they also make an valuable asset of verified botanical references become possible and accessible.

Product Specifications
．Dimensions: 30cm*13.2cm
．Materials: 250gsm woodfree paper
．Format: Wall Calendar (White Wire-O Binding, with a rod for hanging)
．Pages: 14 (Cover and bottom card included)