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Pittosporum tobira

(Thunb.) W.T.Aiton (1811)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Apiales Family: Pittosporaceae Genus: Pittosporum

pittosporum

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hortus Kew. 2: 27 (1811)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pittosporum tobira Munro Trail, Single tree near rain gauge Planted? Preserved_Specimen Very compact, leafy, 12 foot tree; flowers white, very fragrant. Degener, O. 24181 Lanai BISH 1957-08-13
2 Pittosporum tobira Honolulu; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, cultivated by Dean Hall Preserved_Specimen Tree 7 m. x 1 dm., 20 years old; has never flowered. St.John, H. 20327 Oahu BISH 1943-03-13
3 Pittosporum tobira Waimea District: Waimea Canyon State Park. Hawaiian Tel facility on Puu Ka Pele Shrub of 10 feet around building. Preserved_Specimen Leaves dark, glossy green above with yellowish-green midrib, below pale green. Fruit pale green. Flynn, T.W. 3124 Kauai BISH 1988-09-07
4 Pittosporum tobira Munro Trail, Single tree near rain gauge Planted? Preserved_Specimen Very compact, leafy, 12 foot tree; flowers white, very fragrant. Degener, O. 24181 Lanai BISH 1957-08-13
5 Pittosporum tobira Kona Coast; Kaumalumalu, slopes of Hualalai; cultivated in Bishop Estate Brush Plot No. 1 Preserved_Specimen Does not flower at lower elevation in Hawaii. Herbst, D.R. 1996 Hawaii BISH 1971-07-14
6 Pittosporum tobira Hawaii National Park, park residence area Preserved_Specimen Large spreading shrub; Flower white to yellow. Fagerlund, G.O. 285 Hawaii BISH 1943-01-27
7 Pittosporum tobira Oahu Preserved_Specimen Holt, E. Oahu BISH 1953-02-01
8 Pittosporum tobira Lanaihale, highest peak Preserved_Specimen Leaves smooth; flowers terminal, fragrant, cream-white. Landgraf, M.F. Lanai BISH 1956-05-17
9 Pittosporum tobira Lanaihale, highest peak Preserved_Specimen Leaves smooth; flowers terminal, fragrant, cream-white. Landgraf, M.F. Lanai BISH 1956-05-17
10 Pittosporum tobira Munro Trail, Single tree near rain gauge Planted? Preserved_Specimen Very compact, leafy, 12 foot tree; flowers white, very fragrant. Degener, O. 24181 Lanai BISH 1957-08-13
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