Pittosporum viridiflorum

Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Apiales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Pittosporum
Species:
Name
Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims, 1814
Synonyms
- Heterotypic
- Pittosporum abyssinicum var. angolense Oliv. in Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 124 (1868)
- Pittosporum antunesii Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 130 (1902)
- Pittosporum arbutifolium DC. in Prodr. 1: 346 (1824)
- Pittosporum capense DC. in Prodr. 1: 346 (1824)
- Pittosporum commutatum Putt. in Syn. Pittosp.: 10 (1839)
- Pittosporum dalzielii Hutch. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 157 (1927)
- Pittosporum feddeanum Pax in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 622 (1907)
- Pittosporum kapiriense Cufod. in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 32: 61 (1958)
- Pittosporum kruegeri Engl. in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 2: 26 (1898)
- Pittosporum lynesii Cufod. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 55: 84 (1952)
- Pittosporum malosanum Baker in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 244 (1897)
- Pittosporum mannii Hook.f. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 5 (1861)
- Pittosporum mannii subsp. ripicola (J.Léonard) Cufod. in Fl. Zambes. 1: 302 (1960)
- Pittosporum quartinianum Cufod. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 132 (1951)
- Pittosporum rhodesicum Cufod. in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 25: 102 (1951)
- Pittosporum ripicola J.Léonard in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 20: 47 (1950)
- Pittosporum ripicola subsp. katangense Leonard in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 20: 227 (1950)
- Pittosporum sinense Desf. in Tabl. École Bot., ed. 2: 231 (1815)
- Pittosporum spathicalyx De Wild. in Pl. Bequaert. 2: 45 (1923)
- Pittosporum ustulatum Cufod. in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 34: 166 (1960)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. afrorientale Cufod. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 55: 63 (1952)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum var. afrorientale (Cufod.) Cufod. in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 34: 164 (1960)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. angolense (Oliv.) Cufod. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 55: 62 (1952)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. arabicum Cufod. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 55: 72 (1952)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum var. commutatum (Putt.) Moeser ex Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 1): 850 (1915)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. dalzielii (Hutch.) Cufod. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 55: 65 (1952)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. feddeanum (Pax) Cufod. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 55: 66 (1952)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. kruegeri (Engl.) Cufod. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 55: 68 (1952)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum var. kruegeri (Engl.) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & C.G.O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III; 1): 850 (1915)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum var. malosanum (Baker) Cufod. in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 34: 164 (1960)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. malosanum (Baker) Cufod. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 55: 71 (1952)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. meianthum Cufod. in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 15: 30 (1954)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. quartinianum (Cufod.) Cufod. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 55: 69 (1952)
- Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. somalense Cufod. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 55: 64 (1952)
- Pittosporum vosseleri Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 371 (1909)
Distribution
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
Primary references
- Sims, J. 1814. Curtis’s botanical magazine, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain; with suitable descriptions. Vol. XXXIX pp. 1592–1635. Lovell Reeve, London. BHL Reference page. 41: t. 1684. 1814
Additional references
- Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
Links
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pittosporum viridiflorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 30. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pittosporum viridiflorum. Published online. Accessed: June 30 2025. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2025. Pittosporum viridiflorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 June 2025. Reference page.
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pittosporum viridiflorum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
Vernacular names
- Afrikaans: Kasuur, Witboekenhout
- English: Cheesewood, White cape beech
- Sesotho: Kgalagangwe (N), Mosetlela (S)
- Xitsonga: Mpustinya-poqo, Nkasur
- Tshivenda: Mutanzwakhamelo, Mulondwane
- isiXhosa: umKhwenkwe
- isiZulu: umVusamvu, umFusamvu, umKhwenkwe