Pittosporum crassifolium Banks & Sol. ex A. Cunningham, Ann. Nat. Hist. 4: 106 1839. (syn: Pittosporum crassifolium var. strictum Kirk);
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Australia (I) (Victoria (I)), New Zealand (North Cape Prov. to Poverty Bay), Chatham Isl. (I), Norfolk Isl. (I), Austral Isl. (I) (Rapa Iti (I)), USA (I) (California (I)) as per Catalogue of Life;
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Pittosporum crassifolium from California-GS2502202
Pittosporum crassifolium Banks and Sol.
Shrub or small tree with densely hairy branches; leaves leathery, oblong to obovate, white hairy beneath, margin entire; flowers red to purple in an umbel; fruit up to 3 cm, densely hairy. Very similar to P. tobira in which leaves are green beneath, flowers white and fruit less than 2 cm in size.
Photographed from San Francisco Zoo, California, 22-11-2012, fruit SFO Botanical Garden 16-7-2008.
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Small Tree for ID : Golden Gate Park, San Francisco : 08SEP21 : AK – 001: 5 images.
While going through my California plants, I came across some which I had missed posting earlier.
Appears close to … images at Pittosporum crassifolium (Introduced- USA)
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References: POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 Wikipedia
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https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/pittosporum-crassifolium/
https://www.aucklandbotanicgardens.co.nz/plants-for-auckland/plants/pittosporum-crassifolium/
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/pittosporum-crassifolium
