叶形、叶色具有较高观赏价值的一类植物通称观叶植物。这类植物种类繁多,且大多数不受花期、果期的限制,叶色恒常,终年观赏,在园艺上应用很广。其中象鸭跖草类、多种蕨类和秋海棠等阴生观叶植物,在城市人工植物群落的下层配置中,在公园、居住区、厂区、医院和其他公共场所阴性环境的美化绿化上,有着其他植物难以替代的重要作用。近些年许多耐阴和阴性植物更是悄然入室,大大改善了家庭生活环境。阴生观叶植物大多原产美洲的低纬度地区、非洲南部以及东南亚的热带雨林地区。厦门良好的自然条件比较适合这类植物的引种栽培。厦门植物园经过30多年特别是近几年的努力,已成功地从国内外引进了大量的观叶植物,推广应用近400种。本文简单介绍新 Leaf-shaped, leaf color has a higher ornamental value of a class of plants commonly known as foliage plants. A wide range of these plants, and most are not subject to flowering, fruit restrictions, leaf color constant, year-round ornamental, horticultural widely used. Among them, as the foliage plants such as Commelina communis, various ferns and begonias, in the lower configuration of urban artificial plant communities, in landscaping and beautification of the negative environment in parks, residential areas, factories, hospitals and other public places, It has an important role that other plants can not replace. In recent years, many shade-tolerant and negative plants have quietly entered the room, greatly improving the family living environment. Most of the native foliage plants are native to the low latitudes of the Americas, southern Africa and tropical rain forests in Southeast Asia. Xiamen good natural conditions more suitable for the introduction of such plants cultivation. After more than 30 years of endeavor, especially in recent years, Xiamen Botanical Garden has succeeded in introducing a large number of foliage plants from home and abroad and popularized nearly 400 kinds of plants. This article briefly introduces new