Pittosporum tenuifolium

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Pittosporum tenuifolium

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Pittosporum
Species: P. tenuifolium
Binomial name
Pittosporum tenuifolium

Pittosporum tenuifolium is a small evergreen tree (up to 10m) native to New Zealand, also known by the Maori names kohuhu or kohukohu. It is sometimes grown under the cultivar name 'Nigricans', so called because of its black stems. Horticultural foliage variations include purple, "silver" and variegated leaves. The flowers generally go unnoticed because of their colour, a very dark reddish-purple, and are scented only at night. It is found growing wild in coastal and lower mountain forest areas up to an altitude of 900m.

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  1. http://www.rhs.org.uk/Learning/publications/pubs_bulletins.asp
  2. Plant Assessment - Pittosporum tenuifolium hybrids and cultivars, by Diana M Miller. Royal Horticultural Society publication July 2006
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