Pittosporum brackenridgei
A.Gray
Pittosporaceae
The macerated fruits have been used as a fish poison to stun the fish and make them easy to catch[
490- Title
- Flora Vitiensis Nova
- Publication
-
- Author
- Smith. A.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
1683- Title
- The Australian and New Zealand Species of Pittosporum
- Publication
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 43 No. 2, pp 87-188 May 1956
- Author
- Cooper R.C.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1956
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but still an excellent treatment.
].
Pittosporum spathaceum Burkill
Pittosporum tobiroides A.Gray
Common Name:
General Information
Pittosporum brackenridgei is an evergreen tree grwing from 4 - 25 metres tall[
490- Title
- Flora Vitiensis Nova
- Publication
-
- Author
- Smith. A.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
490- Title
- Flora Vitiensis Nova
- Publication
-
- Author
- Smith. A.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
1684- Title
- The Pacific Species of Pittosporum Banks ex Gaertn. (Pittosporaceae)
- Publication
- Allertonia Vol 1, No 2, pp73-167 May 1977
- Author
- Haas J.E.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
Pacific - Fiji, Tonga, Niue
Habitat
Open or dry forests, hillside thickets and beach thickets; at elevations up to 750 metres[
490- Title
- Flora Vitiensis Nova
- Publication
-
- Author
- Smith. A.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Pittosporum species generally grow best in a sunny position, but tolerate light shade. They succeed in most well-drained soils[
182- Title
- Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Thomas. G. S.
- Publisher
- Murray
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-7195-5043-2
- Description
- Contains a wide range of plants with a brief description, mainly of their ornamental value but also usually of cultivation details and varieties.
,
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Although flowers usually appear to be hermaphrodite, many species of Pittosporum are functionally dioecious, with individual specimens bearing mainly or totally flowers of one sex only. Even so, occasional functionally hermaphrodite flowers will appear and, in at least some species, these flowers can be self-compatible and produce fertile seed even in the absence of any other plants of that species[
1685- Title
- Revision of Pittosporum (Pittosporaceae) in Australia
- Publication
- Australian Systematic Botany 13, 845-902, 2000
- Author
- Cayzer L.W.; Crisp M.D. & Telford I.R.H.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive review of the genus in Australia
].
The species in this genus are also very likely to hybridize with other members of the genus[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. When growing a species from seed it is important to ensure that the seed either comes from a known wild source, or from isolated specimens in cultivation.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The leaves are crushed in water and the liquid used as a cough medicine[
1684- Title
- The Pacific Species of Pittosporum Banks ex Gaertn. (Pittosporaceae)
- Publication
- Allertonia Vol 1, No 2, pp73-167 May 1977
- Author
- Haas J.E.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
The wood is used locally for boat-making and flooring[
490- Title
- Flora Vitiensis Nova
- Publication
-
- Author
- Smith. A.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 7cm with a heel[
78- Title
- Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Sheat. W. G.
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co
- Year
- 1948
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A bit dated but a good book on propagation techniques with specific details for a wide range of plants.
].
Basal ripewood cuttings in a cold frame[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
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