Pittosporum tenuifolium Sol. ex Gaertn.

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Name scientific

Pittosporum tenuifolium Sol. ex Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 286 (1788)

Preferred name

Pittosporum tenuifolium Sol. ex Gaertn.

Taxonomy reference

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

Sol. ex Gaertn.

Original authors

Gaertn.

Publication place

Gaertner, J. 1788: De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum. Vol. 1. Stuttgart.

Year published

1788

Publication page

286

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Pittosporum tenuifolium Sol. ex Gaertn.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Pittosporum tenuifolium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Pittosporaceae

Genus

Pittosporum

Species

tenuifolium

Subordinates

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Language of use: Māori

Synonyms

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Brigantiaea chrysosticta (Hook.f. & Taylor) Hafellner & Bellem.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Dendroceros granulatus Mitt.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Dichelodontium nitidum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Broth.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Ileostylus micranthus (Hook.f.) Tiegh.

CHR (2 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Korthalsella clavata (Kirk) Cheeseman

CHR (2 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Leptogium denticulatum Nyl.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Macrocoma tenue (Hook. & Grev.) Vitt

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Macromitrium prorepens (Hook.) Schwägr.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Menegazzia pertransita (Stirt.) R.Sant.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Pannaria xanthomelana (Nyl.) Hue

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Thelotrema Ach.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Tupeia antarctica (G.Forst.) Cham. & Schltdl.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Pittosporum fasciculatum Hook.f.

Description

Tree up to 6 m. tall; bark black; branchlets glab. or nearly so. Lvs alt., coriac., 4-10 × 1-2 cm., on petioles 1-2 cm. long; lamina light green, obovate-oblong to elliptic or lanceolate, acute to obtuse, narrowed to petiole. Fls in dense axillary or terminal fascicles. Sepals subulate to lanceolate, acuminate, densely clad in fulvous to greyish hairs; petals narrow-oblong, up to 1 cm. long, long-clawed, dark red. Capsules 15-18 mm. long, on pedicels c. 15 mm. long.

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Pittosporum tenuifolium Sol. ex Gaertn.

Description

Tree up to ± 8 m. tall; trunk up to 3-(4) dm. diam.; bark dark; branchlets and young lvs ± pubescent. Lvs alt., on short petioles. Lamina oblong to oblong-ovate to elliptic-obovate, obtuse to acute or occ. acuminate, (1)-3-(7) × (0·5)-1-2 cm., entire, thinly coriac., ± undulate; us. rather pale green above, lighter below. Fls somewhat fragrant, axillary, solitary or in small cymes on short pedicels; bracts soon falling. Sepals narrowly ovate-oblong, subacute to obtuse, silky-hairy when young. Petals very dark red (almost black), ± 12 mm. long; limb spreading, at length reflexed. Ovary hairy, style rather long, Capsules ± 12 mm. diam., 2-valved, subglobose; valves glab., rugulose when mature, thinly woody, nearly black when mature.

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.