Pittosporum dallii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Pittosporaceae |
Genus: | Pittosporum |
Species: | P. dallii |
Binomial name | |
Pittosporum dallii | |
Pittosporum dallii is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. [2] It is endemic to New Zealand. [3]
Pittosporum is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae. The genus is probably Gondwanan in origin; its present range extends from Australasia, Oceania, eastern Asia and some parts of Africa. Citriobatus can be included here, but might be a distinct genus. They are commonly known as pittosporums or, more ambiguously, cheesewoods.
Pittosporum coriaceum is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to Macaronesia, and due to extinction in the Canary Islands, it is now restricted to the Portuguese Madeira Islands.
Pittosporum eriocarpum is a plant species of the Indian suncontinent in the Pittosporaceae family, native to Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. This taxon is threatened by habitat loss.
Pittosporum fairchildii, commonly called Fairchild's kohuhu, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman. It is named in honour of Captain J. Fairchild, a 19th-century seaman who commanded the S.S. Stella.
Pittosporum gomonenense is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Pittosporum obcordatum, commonly called heart-leaved kohuhu or heart-leaved kohukohu or kohukohu, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Zealand, and exists both in North Island and South Island.
Pittosporum orohenense is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.
Pittosporum patulum is a plant species endemic to New Zealand where it has a restricted distribution in the South Island - ranging from Nelson in the north with occurrences in inland Marlborough down to Wanaka in the south. It is unusual amongst the genus in having deep red and scented flowers.
Pittosporum pauciflorum is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to China.
Pittosporum pickeringii is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji.
Pittosporum raivavaeense is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.
Pittosporum rapense is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.
Pittosporum rhytidocarpum is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji.
Pittosporum stenophyllum is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Pittosporum taitense is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.
Pittosporum terminalioides, the cream cheesewood, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pittosporum turneri, commonly called Turner's kohuhu or the tent pole tree, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. P. turneri was first described by Donald Petrie in 1925. The species flowers between the months of October to December. P. turneri is threatened by possums. It is regarded as being Nationally Vulnerable.
Pittosporum virgatum is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Pittosporum viridulatum is a critically endangered species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, India.
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. Its leaves are mottled yellow-green with curly edges and a salient bright midrib, and have a strong lemony smell when crushed. It has highly fragrant clusters of attractive yellow-cream flowers in spring, followed by distinctive black seed capsules. It is found throughout New Zealand's North and South Islands along forest margins and stream banks from sea level to 600 m (1,969 ft). It is New Zealand's largest Pittosporum.