Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Pittosporum moluccanum (Lam.) Miq.
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Cotyledon stage, epigeal germination. © CSIRO
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Family
Miquel, F.A.W. (1870) Illustration de la Flore de l'Archipel Indien : 76.
Stem
Usually grows as a shrub or small tree 4-6 m tall.
Leaves
Flowers
Petals spathulate, recurved, about 6-8 mm long. Staminal filaments about 3 mm long. Anthers about 2 mm long. Ovary + style about 5 mm long. Fide Cayzer et al. (2000).
Fruit
Seedlings
Distribution and Ecology
Occurs in WA & NT. Altitudinal range not known. Grows in monsoon forest and vine thickets. Also found in Formosa, Philippines and Malesia.
Synonyms
Anasser moluccana Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 2: 40(1793), Type: Description & plate of Cortex foetidus Rumph., Herb. Amboin. 7: 12, t. 7 (1755).
RFK Code
3306
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