Pittosporum buchananii Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Pittosporaceae > Pittosporum

Characteristics

Shrub or tree up to 6 m. tall; branchlets slender; young branchlets and lvs ± pubescent. Lvs alt., submembr., elliptic-oblong to elliptic or broad-elliptic; acute to acuminate or obtuse on same plant; lamina 6-13 × 3-5 cm., sts slightly undulate, on petiole 1-2 cm. long. Fls axillary, solitary or paired, on pedicels 6-20 mm. long. Sepals 4-5 mm. long, ovate-oblong, obtuse. Petals c. 1 cm. long, dark red, narrow with long claw. Capsules up to 1 cm. long, subglobose, on pedicels 1-2 cm. long.
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Distribution

Pittosporum buchananii world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:684394-1
WFO ID wfo-0000487451
COL ID 7WN88
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Synonyms

Pittosporum buchananii