Species

Pittosporum colensoi

Etymology

Pittosporum: pitch seed
colensoi: Named after William Colenso (7 November 1811 - 10 February 1899) who was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician.

Current Conservation Status

2012 - Not Threatened

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Previous Conservation Status

2009 - Not Threatened
2004 - Not Threatened

Authority

Pittosporum colensoi Hook.f.

Family

Pittosporaceae

Brief Description

Small tree bearing many flat even green leathery oval leaves that are paler underneath. Leaves 4-10cm long by 2-5cm wide. Flowers dark purple, star-shapeed. Fruit 12mm wide, a hard capsule which splits into three to show black seeds in a sticky pith.

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

NVS Species Code

PITCOL

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Synonyms

Pittosporum tenuifolium subsp. colensoi (Hook.f.) Kirk, Pittosporum buchananii Hook.f., Pittosporum huttonianum var. viridifolium Kirk

Flower Colours

Red / Pink

Threats

Not Threatened

Chromosome No.

2n = 24

Endemic Taxon

Yes

Endemic Genus

No

Endemic Family

No

Where To Buy

Can be purchased from Oratia Native Plant Nurseries ([email protected]).

This page last updated on 6 Jan 2014