Pittosporum

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Pittosporum Banks ex Sol.
PITTOSPORACEAE
CHEESEWOOD
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Classification
APIALES
Pittosporum
Citation
PITTOSPORUM Banks ex Solander, in Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 286. 1788, nom. cons. vs. Tobira Adanson 1763.
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TYPE: Pittosporum tenuifolium Banks ex Solander, typ. cons.
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Pittosporum pentandrum TAIWANESE CHEESEWOOD Not Native FACU (NWPL) Y
Pittosporum tobira JAPANESE CHEESEWOOD Not Native
Identification Key
1.  Leaf blade 2.5-9 times longer than wide, the margins mostly plane, the apex acute; fruit dehiscent by 2 valves
P. pentandrum
1.  Leaf blade 2-3 times longer than wide, the margins usually revolute, the apex rounded; fruit dehiscent by 3 valves
P. tobira
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Glyaspermum Glyaspermum Zollinger & Moritzi, Natuur-Geneesk. Arch. Ned.-Indie 2: 11. 1845. TYPE: Glyaspermum ramiflorum Zollinger & Moritzi
Pseuditea Pseuditea Hasskarl, Flora 25(2, Beibl.): 30. 1842. TYPE: Pseuditea javanica (Blume) Hasskarl (Itea javanica Blume)
Quinsonia Quinsonia Montrouzier, Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci., ser. 2. 10: 178. 1860. TYPE: Quinsonia coccinea Montrouzier
Tobira Tobira Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 449. 1763, nom. rej. vs. Pittosporum Banks ex Solander 1788. TYPE: Non designatus.