Pittosporum tenuifolium

Taxobox
name = "Pittosporum tenuifolium"

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Apiales
familia = Pittosporaceae
genus = "Pittosporum"
species = "P. tenuifolium"
binomial = "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.

ee also

* Flora of New Zealand

References

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