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Pittosporum
Also called Cheesewoods, Hōʻawa
Pittosporum is a genus of about 250 species of shrubs and trees, mostly grown for their glossy evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers. Many species are tough, adaptable garden and street plants, and some are popular houseplants or hedging plants.
Pittosporum ( or ) is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae. Plants in the genus Pittosporum are shrubs or trees with leaves arranged alternately along the stems. The flowers are arranged singly or in cymes, with white to yellow petals fused at the base forming a short tube, with stamens that are free from each other. The fruit is a capsule with a single locule that opens to reveal angular seeds.
Plants in the genus Pittosporum are native to some parts of southern Africa, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan, India, some parts of China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and some Pacific Islands.
Weeping Pittosporum · Stiffleaf cheesewood · Lemonwood · Rusty Pittosporum · Desert Willow · Resin cheesewood · Tawhiwhi · Japanese cheesewood · Australian cheesewood
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
