Pittosporum tobira
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Pittosporum tobira, Ait. Tobira. Japanese Pittosporum. Winter-flowering shrub, 6-10 ft.: lvs. 2-3 1/2 in. long, 1-1 1/2 in. wide, obovate, very obtuse, narrowed to the short petiole, thick and leathery, perfectly glabrous, margins revolute: fls. white or yellowish, fragrant, 3/8 in. long, in terminal umbels: fr.1/2in. long, ovoid, angled, densely short-hairy. China and Japan. B.M. 1396. Var. variegatum, Hort. (Fig. 2988). has lvs. (often thinner) variegated with white.—In the E. this variety is the favorite pittosporum, as it makes a good house plant: both forms are cult, in Fla. and Calif, as lawn plants and for shrubberies: the deep green foliage and fragrant fls., the latter resembling orange blossoms, are very agreeable. Withstands violent saline winds better than most other shrubs, according to Franceschi. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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