Pittosporum spinescens
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| Pittosporum spinescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Pittosporaceae |
| Genus: | Pittosporum |
| Species: | P. spinescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Pittosporum spinescens (F.Muell.) L.W.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford
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Pittosporum spinescens is a shrub native to woodlands and dry rainforest of Northern and Eastern Australia and New Guinea. Growing to 7m tall with small leaves clustered on short branches that often terminate in a sharp point. The plant produced edible fruits, 2–3 cm in diameter. It is commonly known as wallaby apple, orange thorn or thorn orange. P. spinescens is very similar in appearance to the closely related Pittosporum multiflorum, but is readily distinguished by its entire leaf margins, in contrast to the toothed leaf margins of the latter.[1][2]
Images
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Pittosporum spinescens: the smaller branches terminating in sharp points. -
Pittosporum spinescens unripe fruit. -
Pittosporum spinescens flowers.
References
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Pittosporum spinescens". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Citriobatus spinescens - Orange Thorn". San Marcos Growers (wholesale plant nursery). Retrieved 14 May 2013.