Pittosporum wingii

Mountain Pittosporum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Pittosporum
Species: P. wingii
Binomial name
Pittosporum wingii
F.Muell.[1][2]
Synonyms

Pittosporum rubiginosum subsp. wingii (F.Muell.) R.C.Cooper

Pittosporum wingii, sometimes known as the Mountain Pittosporum or Hairy Pittosporum is a shrub or small tree growing in tropical Queensland in Australia. It may reach 9 metres tall, growing in rainforest or moist eucalyptus areas. It grows in a variety of different sites, in the forest understory from 150 metres to 1100 metres above sea level[3]

References

  1. Mueller, F.J.H. von (March 1885). "Definitions of some new Australian plants" (Digitised archive copy, online, from biodiversitylibrary.org). Southern Science Record. New series. 1 (3): 49–50. Retrieved 6 Dec 2014.
  2. "Pittosporum wingii F.Muell.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Pittosporum wingii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 14 Mar 2013.
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