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XII. PITTOSPOREiE. 
[. Pittosporum. 
1. PITTOSPORUM, Banks. 
Trees or shrubs. Petals erect, claws connivent or connate. 
Ovary incompletely 2- to 3-celled; ovules 2 or more on placenta. 
Capsule i-celled, woody, coriaceous; valves placentiferous in 
middle. Seeds imbedded in red pulp. Species about 50, Asia, 
Australia and Polynesia. 
Leaves membranous ; nerves very inconspicuous . (1) P. ferrugineum 
Leaves coriaceous; nerves prominent, reticulate both 
sides . (2) P. reticosum 
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Fig. 14.—Pittosporum ferrugineum. 
(1) P. ferrugineum Ait. DC. Prodr. i. 346; Hook. fit. F.B.I. i. 
199; King, l.c. 129; Bot. Mag. t. 2075. 
A small tree about 20 ft. tall. Young parts tomentose. Leaves 
membranous lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate acute or acuminate 
at both ends, edges undulate, dull green backs paler, glabrous; 
nerves 7 to 8 pairs, yellowish, 2 to 3 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide. 
Flowers in short terminal corymbs, yellowish white, *25 in. long, 
