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Pittosporaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
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.
  • USDA Zone: 9-11
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198501458
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 3307 - Families Pi-Ra
  • Qty: 3 confirmed on 09-15-2009
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid II
  • Order: Apiales
  • SubOrder:
  • 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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