Scientific Name: Auranticarpa rhombifolia (was Pittosporum rhombifolium)

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  • Pronunciation:
    or-run-tee-CARP-ah rom-bah-FOAL-ee-ah
  • Common Name:
    Holly-leaved Pittosporum
  • Type:
    Small to medium tree
  • Family:
    PITTOSPORACEAE
  • Fruit:
    Capusule, obovoid, Orange 6-8 mm, opening to reveal black seeds.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical rainforest, dry rainforest, vine thickets
  • Species List:
    Kin Kin Arboretum,
Identification Notes

Seeds produced abundantly in autumn. Leaf: clustered in pseudo-whorls. Mostly diamond-shaped. Margins irregularly and coarsely toothed in upper half.

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||