Pittosporum is a genus of about 250 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. 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 dallii is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Pittosporum eriocarpum is a plant species of the Indian subcontinent 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 coccineum 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 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 Wānaka 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 a tree endemic to the island of Raivavae, in the Tubuai Islands of French Polynesia.
Pittosporum rapense is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to the island of Rapa Iti in the Tubuai Islands of French Polynesia.
Pittosporum rhytidocarpum is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji.
Pittosporum taitense is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is a tree endemic to the Society Islands of 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 viridulum is a critically endangered species of plant in the family Pittosporaceae. It is endemic to the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, India.
Pittosporum mackeei is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Pittosporum rarotongense is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Pittosporaceae. It is endemic to the Cook Islands, growing on the islands of Rarotonga, Mangaia, Mauke and Mitiaro. On Rarotonga, it grows inland in the island's temperate cloud forest habitat.
