Chinese astrology uses Tiangan Dizhi to designate years consisting of twelve animals, symbolizing the Twelve Branches which is one of main characters for ancient Chinese culture. Nowadays, many Asian countries still maintain Twelve Branches to nominate years, like Japan, Korea and Vietnam…etc. Do you know any plant names related to the Twelve Branches? For example the following popular names: Sage (Saivia officinalis) / Salvia nipponica (Lamiaceae), Ficus erecta (Moraceae), Caecalpinia bonduc (Fabaceae), Ixeris chinensis (Asteraceae), Pometia pinnata forst.(Sapindaceae), Cyathea lepifera (Cyatheaceae), Verbenae herba (Verbenaceae), Symplocos glauca (Symplocaceae), Actinidia callosa (Actinidiaceae), Ulmus parvifolia (Ulmaceae), Tricalysia dubia (Rubiaceae), Meliosma rhoifolia (Sabiaceae). Those names are based on the morphological, characteristic marks, human emotional or to suit local usages. The Chinese Zodiac Plants Garden represents those twelve plant names which are related to the Twelve Branches.