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Pittosporum arborescens

Rich. ex A.Gray (1854)

This name is accepted

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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 223 (1854)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pittosporum arborescens Waialae Nui Ridge. street plantings along same roadway as for Pittosporum coll. 2447 Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2448 Oahu BISH 1985-09-07
2 Pittosporum arborescens Koloa, Lawai Valley, NTBG, McBryde Garden, E of Lawai Stream, near oil palms Preserved_Specimen 3 m tree, full, densely branching; leaves with undulate margins, glossy above; flower green calyx, white corolla, sweet, 11 am Lorence, D.H. 9481 Kauai BISH 2005-12-07
3 Pittosporum arborescens Koloa District: National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, Big Valley, Pacific flora area, east side of Lawai Stream near Allerton gazebo. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Small densely branched tree 4 m tall, branching near base, bark brown, sap resinous with carrot-like odor. Leaves glossy green above. Fruit green, ellipsoid, with sap drying white. Lorence, D.H. 10854 Kauai BISH 2021-04-30
4 Pittosporum arborescens Waialae Nui; Street street plantings along same roadway as for Pittosporum coll. 2447 Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2448 Oahu BISH 1985-09-07
5 Pittosporum arborescens Foster Botanical Garden. Acces. no. 67.114 Preserved_Specimen Tree 7 m tall with dense crown, in full sun. Mature fruit orange. Lau, J. 2902 Oahu BISH 1986-10-28
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