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PITTOSPORUM 



PITTOSPORUM 



3-valved, glabrous and minutely roughened when 

 mature. New Zeal. Kirk, For. Fl. N. Z. 46. One of 

 the best for clipped hedges, for mass planting, and for 

 screening off undesirable views. Occasional pruning is 

 necessary if a dense foliage is desired. Both this and 

 No. 1 have yellow-fid, forms but these are not in the 

 trade. 



AA. Fls. white, greenish, or yellow. 



B. Lys. very obtuse, thick and leathery, but less so in P. 

 erioloma. 



3. Tobira, Ait. TOBIRA. JAPANESE PITTOSPORUM. 

 Winter-flowering shrub, 6-10 ft.: Ivs. 2-3 H in. long, 

 \-\Yi in. wide, obovate, very obtuse, narrowed to the 

 short petiole, thick and leathery, perfectly glabrous, 

 margins revolute: fls. white or yellowish, fragrant, %in. 

 long, in terminal umbels: fr. }/$&. long, ovoid, angled, 

 densely short-hairy. China and Japan. B.M. 1396. 

 Var. variegatum, Hort. (Fig. 2988), has Ivs. (often 

 thinner) variegated with white. In the E. this variety 

 is the favorite pittosporum, as it makes a good house 

 plant: both forms are cult, in Fla. and Calif, as lawn 

 plants and for shrubberies: the deep green foliage and 

 fragrant fls,, the latter resembling orange blossoms, are 

 very agreeable. Withstands violent saline winds better 

 than most other shrubs, according to Franceschi. 



4. erioldma, Moore & Muell. Tall shrub, 10-12 ft. 

 or more, branching close to ground: Ivs. 2-3 in. long, 

 3^-1 in. wide, oblanceolate to obovate, obtuse, short- 

 petioled, leathery but not so thick as in P. Tobira, 

 deep green, paler beneath, glabrous at maturity, mar- 

 gins revolute: fls. yellowish, few in terminal umbels, 

 ^in. long, equaling the pubescent pedicels; sepals \]/z 

 in. long, pubescent within: fr. globose, glabrous, }/?-% 

 in. across. Lord Howe's Isl. Resembles P. Tobira and 

 P. viridiflorum but is more desirable as an ornamental 

 in that it is densely leafy to the ground and has hand- 

 some foliage. 



5. viridifldrum, Suns (P. sinense, Desf.). CAPE PIT- 

 TOSPORUM. Characters much as in P. Tobira, but 

 becoming larger, to 25 ft., more tree-like: fls. smaller, 

 greenish and yellow, in dense compound clusters: fr. 

 subglobose, glabrous. Dec.-April. S. Afr. B.M. 1684. 

 One of the best of the larger pittosporums, scarcely 

 known as yet; intro. by Franceschi. 



BB. Lvs. acute, thin. 



c. The fls. in terminal clusters: Ivs. lanceolate or broader. 



D. Young Ivs. glabrous or nearly so. 



E. Petals about %in. long. 



6. undulatum, Vent. VICTORIAN Box. MOCK 

 ORANGE. Fig. 2989. Tree, to 40 ft. or more, but often 

 pruned as a shrub: Ivs. crowded on the branchlets, 3-5 

 in. long, 1-2 in. broad, oval-oblong to lanceolate, 

 abruptly acute, deep green, coriaceous and shining, 

 entire, undulate or flat: fls. white; sepals more than half 

 as long as corolla, acuminate: fr. scarcely ^in. long, 

 nearly globose, smooth; seeds numerous, light brown. 

 Jan.-July. Austral. B.R. 16. Suitable for large broad 

 hedges with dense foliage; when well spaced makes a 

 large tree: used as an avenue tree in S. Calif., where it 

 attains stately dimensions. Often selected for planting 

 near summer-houses and dining-porches because of the 

 rich odor of the bloom, resembling that of orange 

 blossoms. 



EE. Petals less than %in. long. 



7. eugenioides, A. Cunn. TARATA. Tall shrub or 

 slender open tree with sparse and glossy light green 

 foliage: Ivs. 2-4 in. long, %-l % m - wide, elliptic-oblong, 

 acute, undulate: fls. greenish yellow, numerous; sepals 

 minute, acuminate: fr. slightly exceeding J^in. long, 

 ovoid, pointed at each end, ribbed, glabrous when 

 mature. New Zeal. Kirk, For. Fl. N. Z. 49. In 

 Calif, the most extensively cult, species, much used for 

 clipped hedges and ornamental shrubbery; hardy; 



growth rapid; grows in pure limestone shale (Braunton) ; 

 a variegated variety is cult, in Eu. Gn. 77, p. 277. 



8. rhombif&lium, A. Cunn. QUEENSLAND PIT- 

 TOSPORUM. Pyramidal tree, to 80 ft. : Ivs. 3^1 in. long, 

 1-2 in. wide, rhomboid, acuminate, coarsely toothed: 

 fls. white, numerous, in terminal corymbs: fr. berry- 

 like, Min. long, nearly globose, becoming bright 

 orange-yellow, glabrous; seeds 2-3, black. June-Sept. 

 Austral. Hook. Icon. 621. Sometimes grown as a 

 pot-plant, more often as a tree for lawns and avenues. 

 The bright berries persist through autumn and winter, 

 making the tree very attractive. 



DD. Young Ivs. very pubescent, as also the fr. 



9. revoltltum, Ait. Tall shrub, rusty-pubescent on 

 young parts: Ivs. 2-3 in. long, 1-1 Y^ in. wide, elliptic, 

 glabrous above when mature, rusty-pubescent beneath, 

 entire or undulate: fls. pale yellow, fully M m - long; 

 sepals acuminate: fr. M~%in. long; seeds numerous, 

 red or brown. Feb.-April. Austral. B.R. 186. 



10. eriocarpum, Royle. Widely spreading shrub or 

 tree, 10-20 ft., the young parts white-tomentose : Ivs. 



2989. Pittosporum undulatum. ( X 



4-6 in. long, 1K-2H in. wide, elliptic or oblong, nar- 

 rowed to the ends, white-tomentose beneath : fls. yellow, 

 J^in. long, numerous in an oblong terminal raceme, 

 fragrant: fr. %m. long. Himalayas. B.M. 7473. 

 Grown in S. Calif. : very useful when a mass of light- 

 colored foliage is desired: fls. notably banana-scented, 



cc. The fls. axillary: Ivs. linear. 

 11. phillyraeoides, DC. NARROW-LEAVED PITTOS- 

 PORUM. Glabrous tree, to 20 ft. or more, with pendent 

 twigs: Ivs. 2-3 K i n - l n g> about J^in. wide, entire; 

 tips slender, recurved: fls. yellow, under M m - long, 

 pedicelled in the If .-axils: fr. about Kin. long, oval, com- 

 pressed, yellow, granular. Australian deserts. Maiden, 

 For. Fl. N. S. W. 4. Remarkable tree, resembling 

 weeping willow but evergreen and suited to dry 

 regions: root-suckers abundant. 



P. bicolor, Hook. f. Shrub or tree with tomentose twigs: Ivs. 

 linear, glabrous above, tomentose beneath: fls. axillary, l Am. long, 

 yellow and purple. Austral. P. Buchdnani, Hook. f. Closely allied 

 to P. tenuifolium: Ivs. 2-5 in. long, oblong-lanceolate, acute, very 

 thin, flat: fr. less than y$n. thick. New Zeal. P. Colensoi, Hook. 

 f. Sometimes considered as a form of P. tenuifolium: branches 

 stouter: Ivs. 2-4 in. long, sharply pointed, flat, more coriaceous 

 and deeper green. B.M. 8305. G.C. III. 26:370. Cult, in Eng- 

 land. P. Fdirchildii, Cheesem. Shrub, related to P. crassifolium: 

 Ivs. broader, glabrous when mature, margins not revolute: fr. 9-12 

 lines long, glabrous when mature. New Zeal. P. floribundum, 

 Wight & Arn. A small tree: Ivs. lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 

 glabrous, shining: fls. in terminal compound corymbs, numerous, 

 yellow. Subtrop. Himalayas, ascending to 5,000 ft. P. hawaii- 



