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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pittosporum tobira   FAMILY Pittosporaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pittosporum tobira   FAMILY Pittosporaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Pittosporum tobira

 

COMMON NAME:
Japanese Pittosporum, Australian Laurel, Japanese Mock-orange, Tobera


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image of Pittosporum tobira, Japanese Pittosporum, Australian Laurel, Japanese Mock-orange, Tobera

Keith Bradley    kab_p_tobira_0349

April    Lexington County    SC

Petals free, white at first, becoming yellow later, oblanceolate, per Flora of China.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pittosporum tobira   FAMILY Pittosporaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pittosporum tobira   FAMILY Pittosporaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pittosporum tobira

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4095

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed maritime forests and maritime forests edges, disturbed hammocks, especially in coastal areas (frequently planted on barrier islands because of its resistance to salt spray, at least persisting and apparently naturalizing), per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Japan & China

Rare

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate, usually clustered at branchlet apex (appearing whorled)
Petioles ~ 2cm long

FLOWER:
Spring
White, turning yellow
5 petals
5 stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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