Table 3.

Frequency of occurrence of the top 20 common street trees in three south Chinese cities.

Rank		Species^{^z}	Family	Growth form^{^y}	Final height^{^x}	Frequency	Percent	Cumulative percent
(a) Hong Kong (total 19,154 trees)
1		Aleurites moluccana	Euphorbiaceae	BLE	Medium	2,474	12.92	12.92
2		Melaleuca quinquenervia	Myrtaceae	BLE	Medium	1,444	7.54	20.46
3		Phoenix roebelenii	Arecaceae	Palm	Small	1,337	6.98	27.44
4		Livistona chinensis	Arecaceae	Palm	Medium	1,325	6.92	34.36
5		Caryota ochlandra	Arecaceae	Palm	Medium	1,018	5.31	39.67
6		Archontophoenix alexandrae	Arecaceae	Palm	Medium	688	3.59	43.26
7	#	Bombax malabaricum	Bombacaceae	BLD	Large	648	3.38	46.65
8		Delonix regia	Caesalpiniaceae	BLD	Large	647	3.38	50.02
9		Cassia siamea	Caesalpiniaceae	BLE	Large	573	2.99	53.02
10		Cassia surattensis	Caesalpiniaceae	BLE	Small	520	2.71	55.73
11	#	Ficus microcarpa	Moraceae	BLE	Large	476	2.49	58.22
12		Washingtonia robusta	Arecaceae	Palm	Medium	473	2.47	60.69
13		Ficus benjamina	Moraceae	BLE	Large	445	2.32	63.01
14	#	Hibiscus tiliaceus	Malvaceae	BLE	Medium	437	2.28	65.29
15		Crateva unilocularis	Capparidaceae	BLD	Medium	429	2.24	67.53
16		Thevetia peruviana	Apocynaceae	BLE	Small	421	2.20	69.73
17		Acacia confusa	Mimosaceae	BLE	Medium	415	2.17	71.89
18	#	Bauhinia blakeana	Caesalpiniaceae	BLE	Small	382	1.99	73.89
19		Roystonea regia	Arecaceae	Palm	Large	363	1.90	75.78
20	#	Albizia lebbeck	Mimosaceae	BLD	Large	312	1.63	77.41
						14,827	77.41
(b) Taipei (total 37,612 trees)
1	#	Cinnamomum camphora	Lauraceae	BLE	Large	6,792	18.06	18.06
2	#	Ficus microcarpa	Moraceae	BLE	Large	5,873	15.61	33.67
3	#	Koelreuteria elegans	Sapindaceae	BLD	Small	3,675	9.77	43.44
4		Melaleuca quinquenervia	Myrtaceae	BLE	Medium	2,122	5.64	49.09
5	#	Bischofia javanica	Euphorbiaceae	BLD	Large	2,042	5.43	54.51
6	#	Liquidambar formosana	Hamamelidaceae	BLD	Large	1,907	5.07	59.58
7		Roystonea regia	Arecaceae	Palm	Large	1,767	4.70	64.28
8	#	Ulmus parvifolia	Ulmaceae	BLD	Small	1,208	3.21	67.49
9		Bombox malabaricum	Bombacaceae	BLD	Large	1,110	2.95	70.45
10		Ficus religiosa	Moraceae	BLD	Large	1,065	2.83	73.28
11		Peltophorum pterocarpum	Caesalpiniaceae	BLD	Medium	764	2.03	75.31
12		Lagerstroemia speciosa	Lythraceae	BLD	Small	751	2.00	77.31
13		Alstonia schloaris	Apocynaceae	BLE	Medium	739	1.96	79.27
14		Terminalia mantalyi	Combretaceae	BLD	Medium	562	1.49	80.76
15		Ficus elastica	Moraceae	BLE	Large	455	1.21	81.97
16		Erythrina indica	Fabaceae	BLD	Medium	418	1.11	83.09
17		Pongamia pinnata	Fabaceae	BLD	Medium	309	0.82	83.91
18		Mangifera indica	Anacardiaceae	BLE	Large	259	0.69	84.60
19		Phoenix roebelenii	Arecaceae	Palm	Small	235	0.62	85.22
20	#	Pistacia chinensis	Anacardiaceae	BLD	Medium	188	0.50	85.72
						32,241	85.72
(c) Guangzhou (total 46,930 trees)
1	#	Ficus virens	Moraceae	BLD	Large	8,072	17.20	17.20
2		Bauhinia blakeana	Caesalpiniaceae	BLE	Small	4,244	9.04	26.24
3		Aleurites moluccana	Euphorbiaceae	BLE	Medium	3,485	7.43	33.67
4	#	Ficus microcarpa	Moraceae	BLE	Large	3,296	7.02	40.69
5	#	Bauhinia variegata	Caesalpiniaceae	BLD	Small	3,094	6.59	47.29
6		Chukrasia tabularis	Meliaceae	BLE	Large	2,880	6.14	53.42
7		Melaleuca quinquenervia	Myrtaceae	BLE	Medium	2,678	5.71	59.13
8	#	Bombax malabaricum	Bombacaceae	BLD	Large	2,253	4.80	63.93
9		Casuarina equisetifolia	Caesalpiniaceae	BLE	Large	2,016	4.30	68.23
10		Mangifera indica	Anacardiaceae	BLE	Large	1,260	2.68	70.91
11		Acacia auriculiformis	Mimosaceae	BLE	Medium	1,177	2.51	73.42
12		Michelia alba	Magnoliaceae	BLE	Large	1,087	2.32	75.73
13		Syzygium grande	Myrtaceae	BLE	Medium	932	1.99	77.72
14		Khaya senegalensis	Meliaceae	BLE	Large	817	1.74	79.46
15		Cleidiocarpon cavalieri	Euphorbiaceae	BLE	Large	662	1.41	80.87
16	#	Ficus altissima	Moraceae	BLE	Large	595	1.27	82.14
17		Livistona chinensis	Arecaceae	Palm	Medium	375	0.80	82.94
18		Lagerstroemia indica	Lythraceae	BLD	Small	354	0.75	83.69
19		Mangifera persiciformis	Anacardiaceae	BLE	Small	353	0.75	84.44
20		Cassia surattensis	Caesalpiniaceae	BLE	Small	352	0.75	85.19
						39,982	85.19

↵^z# = the species is native to the city in question.
↵^yGrowth form is classified into: BLE = broadleaf evergreen; BLD = broadleaf deciduous and palm; no conifers are found in the top 20 common species.
↵^xFinal tree height is classified into: small for less than 9 m (29.7 ft), medium for 9 to 18 m (29.7 to 59.4 ft), and large for greater than 18 m (59.4 ft).