Pittosporaceae FAMILY

Pittosporum pullifolium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pittosporum pullifolium is an evergreen shrub or small tree, often hemi-epiphytic at lower elevations, usually growing up to 5 metres tall but occasionally reaching 15 - 20 metres and exceptionally to 36 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a dye.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatCommon in subalpine forests at elevations from 3,200 - 3,800 metres, sometimes in rain forests or mossy forests at lower elevations from 1,200 - 2,100 metres, rarely descending to 100 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].