Pittosporum bicolor
| banyalla | |
|---|---|
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| Banyalla at Biamanga National Park, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Pittosporaceae |
| Genus: | Pittosporum |
| Species: | P. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Pittosporum bicolor Hook.[1] | |
Pittosporum bicolor, known as the banyalla, is a shrub or small tree growing in south eastern Australia. Found in moist areas near streams or rainforests, south of Captains Flat. Sometimes seen as an epiphyte on Soft Tree Ferns.[2]
The specific epithet bicolor refers to the dark green above the leaf, and the silvery white below. It may grow to 18 metres in height, with a stem diameter of 35 cm, but it is mostly seen less than half this height. Occasionally it will hybridize with Pittosporum undulatum.[3]
References
- ↑ "Pittosporum bicolor Hook.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ Floyd, A.G., Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia, Inkata Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-9589436-7-3 page 291
- ↑ "Pittosporum bicolor Hook. x Pittosporum undulatum Vent.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 April 2014.