Pittosporaceae FAMILY

Pittosporum ferrugineum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The bruised leaves and ftruits contain saponins and are used as a fish poison[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ].

Botanical Description

Pittosporum ferrugineum is an evergreen shrub or tree that can vary considerably in size. Sometimes a shrub no more than 1.5 metres tall, it is more commonly found within the range 3 - 15 metres and can sometimes even attain 22 metres. The bole seldom exceeds 30cm in diameter[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. This small tree has potential in horticulture and is noted for ease of culture, the masses of small white flowers and the yellow fruits[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaya, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, northern Australia to the Solomon Islands

HabitatEdges of swamps, rocks, etc along the seashore; along rivers; in dry bushes; on steppes; in open savannah land; sometimes as undergrowth in rain-forests or secondary forests; at elevations up to 1,800 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].