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Pittosporum angustifolium weeping shrub or tree up to about 10 m (33 ft) high. It has thick fissured, fibrous or flaky bark. Its leaves are arranged alternately, oblong, linear or narrowly elliptic, curved, 50–90 mm (2.0–3.5 in) long and 6–11 mm (0.24–0.43 in) wide on a petiole 5–14 mm (0.20–0.55 in) long.
Pittosporum tenuifolium is a small evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand – growing up to 10 m (33 ft) – commonly known as kōhūhū and black matipo, and by other Māori names kohukohu and tawhiwhi. Its small, very dark, reddish-purple flowers generally go unnoticed, and are scented only at night. The Latin tenuifolium means "slender-leaved ...
Pittosporum undulatum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Apiales Family: Pittosporaceae Genus: Pittosporum Species: P. undulatum Binomial name Pittosporum undulatum Vent. Pittosporum undulatum is a fast-growing tree in the family Pittosporaceae. It is sometimes also known as sweet pittosporum, native daphne ...
Pittosporum crassifolium, karo, stiffleaf cheesewood, kaikaro or kihiki [2] is a relatively fast-growing large shrub or small tree with an erect, fastigiate growth habit. [3] [4] It is native to New Zealand. [5] This species is self-supporting with a simple form that can grow up to 10m tall.
Pittosporum ramiflorum grows as a shrub or tree up to 20 m (70 ft) tall, occasionally to 30 m (100 ft). The leathery leaves are obovate and measure up to 18 cm (7 in) long. The inflorescences, on bare sections of the branch, feature white flowers. [3]
Pittosporum hosmeri is a small tree with height ranging from 10 to 25 feet (3 to 7.5 m). [5] [6] Branches are typically smooth, but new growth is often covered in woolly brown hairs. Leaves are leathery and oblong, ranging in length of 3 to 10 inches (7.6 to 25 cm). Large white flower clusters can bloom throughout the year. [7]
Pittosporum cornifolium, known as tāwhiri karo in Māori, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. [1] It is an epiphytic plant endemic to the North Island and the Marlborough Sounds of the South Island , New Zealand.
Pittosporum multiflorum, known as the orange thorn, is a shrub growing in eastern Australia. [1] The dense foliage provides a habitat for small birds and animals. [ citation needed ] It grows on shales or volcanic soils, [ citation needed ] from Eden, New South Wales north to Queensland , usually in or near rainforest areas.