Pittosporaceae FAMILY

Pittosporum heterophyllum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pittosporum heterophyllum is an evergreen shrub usually growing around 2.5 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for use as a medicine. It is cultivated as an ornamental in Europe and America[ 1212 Title New Trees Publication Author Grimshaw J.; Bayton R.; Wilks H. Publisher Kew Publishing; London Year 2009 ISBN 1842461737 Description Provides comprehensive botanical descriptions and horticultural commentary on over 800 tree species that have been introduced to cultivation in recent decades. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, northern Yunnan)

HabitatForests, valleys, slopes, stream sides, rocks; at elevations from 800 - 3,000 metres, occasionally to 4,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].