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Pittosporum cornifolium A.Cunn. ex Hook. is a plant in the Pittosporaceae family, order Apiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Pittosporum cornifolium A.Cunn. ex Hook. (Pittosporum cornifolium A.Cunn. ex Hook.)
Plantae

Pittosporum cornifolium A.Cunn. ex Hook.

Pittosporum cornifolium A.Cunn. ex Hook.

Pittosporum cornifolium A.Cunn. ex Hook. is a New Zealand epiphytic shrub with fragrant yellow flowers and bird-attracting fruit.

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Genus
Pittosporum
Order
Apiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Pittosporum cornifolium A.Cunn. ex Hook.

Growth Form and Size

Pittosporum cornifolium A.Cunn. ex Hook. is an attractive hanging plant or shrub that reaches 2 meters (6 feet 7 inches) in height.

Leaf Characteristics

It has shiny dark green leaves, arranged in broad verticils or whorls.

Flowering

Reddish buds develop above the verticils, and these buds produce fragrant yellow flowers, usually in late winter.

Fruit and Seed Traits

When its fruit opens, black seeds are visible; these are set against the orange pith that covers the inner surface of the fruit capsule, which attracts birds.

Habitat

Wild naturally occurring individuals grow alongside other epiphytes, most often in the canopies of large pūriri and rātā trees, and occasionally grow in rock crevices.

Photo: (c) Jacqui Geux, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jacqui Geux · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Apiales Pittosporaceae Pittosporum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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