▁tree ▁f ern s , ▁of ▁which ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁only ▁ 4 ▁tree ▁f ern s ▁species ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁around ▁the ▁entire ▁mountain , ▁ 1 9 ▁species ▁of ▁native ▁grass es , ▁and ▁ 7 ▁species ▁of ▁native ▁b am bo os . ▁▁ ▁Cam ell ia ▁sin ensis ▁var . ▁wal den ae ▁( former ly ▁Cam ell ia ▁wal den ae ) ▁are ▁also ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁mountain . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁types ▁of ▁wild ▁orch ids ▁also ▁grow ▁in ▁the ▁streams ▁of ▁Tai ▁Mo ▁Sh an ▁including ▁the ▁Chinese ▁ph olid ota ▁orch id , ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁most ▁common ▁orch id , ▁and ▁the ▁b am bo o ▁orch id , ▁so ▁called ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁distinct ▁stem ▁that ▁looks ▁like ▁b am bo o , ▁which ▁also ▁grows ▁in ▁the ▁streams ▁of ▁Tai ▁Mo ▁Sh an . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Japanese ▁occupation ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁trees ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁were ▁cut ▁down ▁and ▁extensive ▁re for est ation ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁Tre es ▁that ▁were ▁plant ed ▁are ▁mostly ▁non - native ▁such ▁as ▁P inus ▁mass on iana , ▁Ac acia ▁conf usa , ▁L oph ost emon ▁con fert us , ▁and ▁paper ▁b ark ▁tree . ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁now ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁forest ▁plant ations ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁Wild life ▁Local ▁wild life ▁compr ises ▁birds , ▁sn akes ▁and ▁but ter f lies