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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 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 eugenioides, common names lemonwood or tarata, is a species of New Zealand native evergreen tree. Growing to 12 m (39 ft) tall by 5 m (16 ft) broad, it is conical when young but more rounded in shape when mature. [ 1 ]
Pittosporum crassifolium planted as a specimen tree in the New Zealand garden at the San Diego Botanic Gardens . Karo is a tolerant plant that is mainly pest free. It can be susceptible to psyllids, but this only causes aesthetic damage to the plant. [8] However, karo does attract many animals and insects that eat the leaves and fruits.
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.