Pittosporaceae FAMILY

Pittosporum podocarpum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pittosporum podocarpum is an evergreen shrub growing around 2 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China, northeast India, northern Myanmar, Vietnam

HabitatForests, thickets, slopes, river sides, shady places; at elevations from 500 - 3,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].