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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 (/ p ɪ ˈ t ɒ s p ə r əm / [2] or / ˌ p ɪ t ə ˈ s p ɔːr əm,-t oʊ-/ [3] [4]) is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae. [1] Plants in the genus Pittosporum are shrubs or trees with leaves arranged alternately along the stems.
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.
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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 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 ferrugineum is a shrub or small tree growing to around 10 m high. The new growth (twigs, leaves and flowers) is densely covered in fine rusty-brown hairs − giving rise to the common name − but becoming less hairy as it matures.
The hairy red pittosporum is a spindly shrub with a variable appearance as it matures. It usually grows up to about 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, however it may (rarely) reach 6 m (20 ft). The leaves are dark green above and usually purple underneath.