Pittosporum eugenioides A. Cunn.
- Common Name: Tarata, Lemonwood
- Family: Pittosporaceae R.Br.
- Country of Origin: New Zealand
- Habitat: Lowland and montane forests, North and South Islands
- Description: Tree, to 40 feet, trunk pale gray, smooth; leaves elliptic, to 4 inches long, margins usually undulate; flowers yellow, fragrant, to 1/4 inch long, in many-flowered terminal panicles; capsule 2-valved, to 1/4 inch in diameter, glabrous.
- Uses: A resin obtained by incision or bruising the bark is used as a chewing gum. The resin is also used as a hair oil, in pot pourri and to treat halitosis.
- 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.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198600108
- Source: Christchurch B.G.
- Accession Date: 02-17-1986
- Bench: 2314 - New Zealand/Australia
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 08-26-2024
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid II
- Order: Apiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Pittosporaceae
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References (internal):
References (external):
- Plants For A Future Website
- Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
- Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, February 09, 2018.
- Pittosporum eugenioides at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, February 09, 2018.
data regenerated on Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:03:01 -0400 [bcm v4.0]