Pittosporaceae FAMILY
Pittosporum brackenridgei
Pittosporum brackenridgei
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
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.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePacific - Fiji, Tonga, Niue
HabitatOpen 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. ].