Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims
var. viridiflorum

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Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge, Vumba

Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge, Vumba

Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge, Vumba

Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba Rd, nr Genaina

Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel

Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel

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Synonyms: Pittosporum kapiriense Cufod.
Pittosporum mannii Hook. f.
Pittosporum rhodesicum Cufod.
Common names: Cheesewood (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Small to medium sized tree. Trunk typically light grey with characteristic bands of darker lenticels. Leaves alternate more or less obovate, shiny green. Flowers in terminal clusters, small greenish-white to cream. The fruit capsules typically split open while still on the tree, revealing the bright orange, sticky covering of the seeds.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: viridiflorum: green-flowered
Habitat: In open woodland, on rocky outcrops and along the margins of riverine and montane forest.
Altitude range: 600 - 2500 m
Flowering time:Nov - Dec
Worldwide distribution: From Ethiopia and Sudan south to South Africa, Arabia, Madagascar and southern India
Malawi distribution: S
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 224. as Pittosporum viridiflorum (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 168. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 44. As Pittosporum viridiflorum

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 29. As Pittosporum viridiflorum

Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 241 - 242. (Includes a picture).

Coates Palgrave, K. et al. (1956). Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 343 - 345. (Includes a picture).

Cufodontis, G. (1960). Pittosporaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 299 - 303. Also as Pittosporum rhodesicum, P. Kapiriense and P. mannii subsp. ripicola (Includes a picture).

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Pages 94 - 95.

Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 19. As Pittosporum viridiflorum

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 238. As Pittosporum viridiflorum

Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 38 - 39. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 67.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 84. Also as P. kapiriense and P. rhodesicum

Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 132 - 133. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 92.

Setshogo, M.P. & Venter, F. (2003). Trees of Botswana: names and distribution SABONET Report No. 18 Southern African Botanical Diversity Network, Pretoria Page 131.

Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Pages 9 - 10.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 144.

Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 74.

Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 206 - 207. (Includes a picture).

Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Second edition) Struik, South Africa Pages 246 - 247. (Includes a picture).

White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 433 - 435. (Includes a picture).

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 97. As Pittosporum viridiflorum

Other sources of information about Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum:

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Flora of Botswana: Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum
Flora of Mozambique: Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum
Flora of Zambia: Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pittosporum viridiflorum
African Plant Database: Pittosporum viridiflorum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pittosporum viridiflorum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pittosporum viridiflorum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pittosporum viridiflorum
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iNaturalist: Pittosporum viridiflorum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pittosporum viridiflorum
JSTOR Plant Science: Pittosporum viridiflorum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pittosporum viridiflorum
Plants of the World Online: Pittosporum viridiflorum
Tropicos: Pittosporum viridiflorum
Wikipedia: Pittosporum viridiflorum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125290, retrieved 14 December 2024

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