Pittosporum revolutum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Pittosporaceae |
| Genus: | Pittosporum |
| Species: | P. revolutum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pittosporum revolutum | |
Pittosporum revolutum commonly known as rough-fruited pittosporum, yellow pittosporum, Brisbane laurel or wild yellow jasmine, is a flowering plant in the family Pittosporaceae and grows in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. It is a small shrub with fragrant yellow flowers.
Description
[edit]Pittosporum revolutum is a spreading shrub or small tree to about 1–4 m (3 ft 3 in – 13 ft 1 in) high, branchlets and leaves covered with rusty-coloured short matted hairs. The older leaves are smooth with occasional hairs on the lower surface, dull, dark green, alternately arranged or clustered, oval, elliptic or egg-shaped, 4–15 cm (1.6–5.9 in) long, 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) wide, margins wavy or smooth. The fragrant, bisexual flowers, vary in number are borne at the end of branches in clusters, pedicels 4–15 mm (0.16–0.59 in) long, sepals lance-shaped about 5 mm (0.20 in) long, petals oblong-shaped, down-curved, 10–20 mm (0.39–0.79 in) long and yellow. Flowering occurs in September and October and the fruit is a yellow-orange coloured capsule, ellipsoid or globe-shaped, 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) long, warty and wrinkled.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]Pittosporum revolutum was first formally described in 1811 by W.T.Aiton and the description was published in Hortus Kewensis.[4][5] The specific epithet (revolutum) means "curling down" referring to the petals.[6]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Rough-fruited pittosporum grows in sheltered situations on ranges and coastal areas of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pittosporum revolutum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Fairley, Alan; Moore, Philip (2010). Native Plants of the Sydney Region. Jacana Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-74175-571-8.
- ^ Makinson, R.O. "Pittosporum revolutum". PlantNET-NSW Flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Pittosporum revolutum". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Aiton, William (1811). Hortus Kewensis (2nd ed.). London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. p. 27.
- ^ a b Robinson, Les (2003). Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney (3rd ed.). Sydney: Kangaroo Press. p. 196. ISBN 0731812115.
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