The leaf functional properties and eco stoichiometric characteristics of seven greening shrubs in the split green belt of University East Road in Nanning were studied to provide a theoretical basis for the selection and allocation of urban road greening plants and the construction of urban ecological engineering in similar environments. The average value of leaf area (LA), specific leaf area (SLA), dry matter content (LDMC), leaf water content (LWC) and chlorophyll content (Chl) of the seven shrubs was 15.68 cm², 136.33 cm²/g, 0.24 g/g, 76.42 % and 9.36 mg/g respectively. The average value of N, P, K, N∶P, N∶K and K∶P in the leaves was 21.23 mg/g, 0.39 mg/g, 9.37 mg/g, 55.48, 2.28 and 25.14 respectively. There were significant differences in leaf functional traits and eco stoichiometry among different shrub species. Correlation analysis showed that N, N∶P and N∶K in the leaves were significantly positively correlated with SLA and CHL, and P in the leaves was significantly positively correlated with LWC. In addition, K in the leaves was significantly positively correlated with LWC. Through redundancy analysis, it was found that the first and second ranking axes jointly explained 93.51% of the total variation of leaf eco stoichiometric characteristics. Among them, SLA, LWC and Chl were the leaf functional trait factors that have a significant impact on leaf eco stoichiometry. Principal component comprehensive analysis showed that the growth status and resource utilization efficiency of Forsythia suspensa, Hibiscus rosasinensis L. and Pittosporum pentandrum var. formosanum were better. In addition, the shrubs have better adaptability to the environment of the study area, so they are suitable to be used as important tree species for urban landscape planning.