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Sweet Pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum)

Potential Distribution | Present Distribution


Scientific name:Pittosporum undulatum Vent
Photo: Pittosporum plant
Pittosporum
Common Name:Sweet pittosporum
Status: Not declared noxious in Victoria.
Habitat:Common in a variety of climates and habitat types, from moist sub-tropical to dry temperate, including wet and dry forest environments, riparian and coastal communities, rocky gullies and on bluffs and cliffs within range of severe salt spray (Binggeli and Goodland 1997, Gleadow 1983, Mullett and Simons 1995). Sweet pittosporum invades dry coastal vegetation, heathland and heathy woodland, lowland grassland and grassy woodland, dry sclerophyll forest and woodland, damp sclerophyll forest, wet sclerophyll forest, and riparian vegetation (Carr et al 1992).

Phot: Close up of pottosporum
Close up of Pittosporum
Photo:  Pittosporum Sticky Fruit
Pittosporum Sticky Fruit



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