Pittosporum umbellatum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Pittosporaceae |
Genus: | Pittosporum |
Species: | P. umbellatum
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Binomial name | |
Pittosporum umbellatum Banks et Sol. ex Gaertn. (1788).
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Synonyms | |
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Pittosporum umbellatum ( Māori: haekaro) is a small evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand. [2]
Pittosporum umbellatum is endemic to the coastal forests in the North Island from North Cape to Gisborne. It is small tree (average 7 m (23 ft) tall, up to 12 m (39 ft)) bearing flat smooth glossy green oval leaves and clusters of small pinkish or red flowers with a pale body on long stalks and 1.5 cm-wide (0.59 in) capsules that split into two to show the black sticky seeds. Its leaves are 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) long, and are ridged along the upper surface [3]
Pittosporum umbellatum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Pittosporaceae |
Genus: | Pittosporum |
Species: | P. umbellatum
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Binomial name | |
Pittosporum umbellatum Banks et Sol. ex Gaertn. (1788).
[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Pittosporum umbellatum ( Māori: haekaro) is a small evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand. [2]
Pittosporum umbellatum is endemic to the coastal forests in the North Island from North Cape to Gisborne. It is small tree (average 7 m (23 ft) tall, up to 12 m (39 ft)) bearing flat smooth glossy green oval leaves and clusters of small pinkish or red flowers with a pale body on long stalks and 1.5 cm-wide (0.59 in) capsules that split into two to show the black sticky seeds. Its leaves are 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) long, and are ridged along the upper surface [3]