Pittosporum venulosum F.J.H. von Mueller (1868) Rusty Pittosporum PITTOSPORACEAE

Don Herbison-Evans, (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)

This shrub grows to a maximum height of 10 metres. It occurs in the wild in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. The plant has elliptical leaves each with a length up to 4 cms. The flowers occur in clusters, and are cream coloured, each with a diameter of about 0.3 cm.

The fruit are round yellow berries with a diameter of about 0.5 cm. They contain a cluster of hard red seeds. The flowers, crushed leaves and fruit smell like oranges.

The foliage is food for the Caterpillars of several Australian butterflies and moths, including :

Gymnoscelis species, GEOMETRIDAE and

undetermined species.

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(updated 2 July 2008, 7 September 2020)