Pittosporaceae |
Pittosporum tobira 'Variegata' (Thunb.) Ait.
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: Japanese Pittosporum, Australian Laurel
- Family: Pittosporaceae R.Br.
- Country of Origin: E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea.
- Habitat: Rocky hillsides by the coast
- Description: also: Mock Orange, House Blooming Mock Orange
Shrub or small tree, to 18 feet; leaves obovate, to 4 inches long, thick and leathery, margins revolute; flowers white to lemon-yellow, fragrant, to 1/2 inch long, in many-flowered umbellate clusters; capsule 3-valved, globose, to 1/2 inch diameter, tomentose.
- Culture: Grow in fertile, well-drained soil and keep moist over summer to maintain the foliage at its best. They need full sun or part-shade, and a sheltered position in colder areas.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 198501458
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 3307 - Families Pi-Ra
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-06-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid II
- Order: Apiales
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- Family: Pittosporaceae
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References:Plants For A Future Website Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976 Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
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