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Pittosporum patulum
Pittosporum patulum, commonly known as pit-pat, is a plant species endemic to the South Island of New Zealand where it has a restricted distribution ranging from Nelson in the north with occurrences in inland Marlborough down to Wānaka in the south. It is unusual amongst the genus in having deep red and scented flowers.
Pittosporum patulum is restricted to sub-alpine sites in canopy gaps in mountain beech forest above 800 metres (2625 ft). The majority of adult plants are located in open and exposed sites such as: avalanche terrain, river margins, on bluffs. It is uncommon and may be threatened by grazing and by alien herbivores.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pittosporum patulum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
