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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pittosporum tobira
FAMILY
Pittosporaceae
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Read more about Japanese Pittosporum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pittosporum tobira
FAMILY
Pittosporaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pittosporum tobira
COMMON NAME:
Japanese Pittosporum, Australian Laurel, Japanese Mock-orange, Tobera
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Keith Bradley kab_p_tobira_0349
April Lexington County SC
Petals free, white at first, becoming yellow later, oblanceolate, per Flora of China.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pittosporum tobira
FAMILY
Pittosporaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pittosporum tobira
FAMILY
Pittosporaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pittosporum tobira
4095
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed maritime forests and maritime forests edges, disturbed hammocks, especially in coastal areas (frequently planted on barrier islands because of its resistance to salt spray, at least persisting and apparently naturalizing), per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Japan & China
Rare
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate, usually clustered at branchlet apex (appearing whorled)
Petioles ~ 2cm long
FLOWER:
Spring
White, turning yellow
5 petals
5 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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