Pittosporaceae FAMILY

Pittosporum rhombifolium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pittosporum rhombifolium is an evergreen shrub or tree with a narrow canopy; it can grow from 13 - 30 metres tall[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. , 1683 Title The Australian and New Zealand Species of Pittosporum Publication Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 43 No. 2, pp 87-188 May 1956 Author Cooper R.C. Publisher Year 1956 ISBN Description Rather dated, but still an excellent treatment. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials and is of potential use in medicine. It is grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - northern Queensland to northern New South Wales

HabitatWell-drained soils, near-coastal situations in rainforest and dry vine scrub, occasionally in drier woodland[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].