Pittosporaceae

Pittosporaceae

▪ plant family
      family of nine genera of trees, shrubs, or vinelike plants, in the order Apiales, distributed from tropical Africa to the Pacific islands. Members of the family have long, leathery, evergreen leaves; resin in stem ducts; and white, blue, yellow, or reddish flowers. Species of the genus Pittosporum are commonly known as Australian laurel. Tobira, or house-blooming mock orange (P. tobira), is a popular aromatic hedge plant in warm climates but a handsome indoor plant elsewhere. Karo (P. crassifolium) often is planted as a windbreak on seacoasts. The genera Hymenosporum, Bursaria, and Sollya also contain ornamental species.

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  • Pittosporaceae — Pittosporacées …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pittosporaceae — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Pittosporaceae pittosporum crassifolium …   Wikipedia Español

  • Pittosporaceae — es una familia de plantas del orden Rosales, subclase Rosidae, clase Magnoliopsida. Son plantas leñosas. Hojas simples, alternas. Flores generalmente hermafrodita, actinomorfas, pentámeras, hipóginas. Frutos en capsula o baya. Unas 200 especies,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Pittosporaceae —   [zu griechisch pítta »Harz« und sporá »Same«], wissenschaftlicher Name der Klebsamengewächse …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Pittosporaceae — Pittosporacées …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pittosporaceae — Klebsamengewächse Pittosporum crassifolium Systematik Überabteilung: Samenpflanzen (Spermatophyta) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pittosporaceae — Taxobox name = Pittosporaceae image caption = Pittosporum confertiflorum regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Apiales familia = Pittosporaceae familia authority = R. Br. subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision =… …   Wikipedia

  • Pittosporaceae — …   Википедия

  • pittosporaceae — pit·to·spo·ra·ce·ae …   English syllables

  • pittosporaceae — …   Useful english dictionary

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