About Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims
Morphology: The leaves are obovate with entire, wavy margins, and show conspicuous net veining. They are crowded at the ends of branches, and plants often bear a single mis-formed leaf. The midrib is yellow, and leaves appear brilliant green when held against light. Fruit grows in clusters at the end of branches; it starts yellow and turns brown, and is dehiscent, holding four bright red seeds covered in sticky exudate that has a faintly sweet smell. The bark bears brown lenticels. Distribution: This species occurs across Sub-Saharan Africa, primarily in the eastern part of the region from Ethiopia to South Africa, and occurs occasionally in western Sub-Saharan Africa. It is also found in Yemen and India. Habitat: Pittosporum viridiflorum grows in drier forest, evergreen bushland, rain forest, farmland that developed from these vegetation types, bamboo forests, degraded Juniperus procera forest, riverine forest, swamp forest, and humid woodland. It can sometimes be found growing on rocky outcrops. Its elevational range is 650 to 2,600 meters above sea level.
