Pittosporum ramiflorum
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Pittosporum
| species = ramiflorum
| authority = (Zoll. & Moritzi) Zoll. ex Miq.
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| Glyaspermum ramiflorum | Zoll. & Moritzi
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Pittosporum ramiflorum is a plant in the family Pittosporaceae. The specific epithet ramiflorum means 'branch flowers', referring to {{plantgloss|inflorescence|inflorescences}} growing directly from the branches.
Description
Pittosporum ramiflorum grows as a shrub or tree up to {{cvt|20|m|-1}} tall, occasionally to {{cvt|30|m|-1}}. The leathery leaves are obovate and measure up to {{cvt|18|cm|0}} long. The inflorescences, on bare sections of the branch, feature white flowers.
Distribution and habitat
Pittosporum ramiflorum is native to an area from the Philippines in the north, to Java in the west to the Solomon Islands in the east. Its habitat is montane forests at elevations of {{cvt|1000–2800|m|-2}}.
References
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{{cite book |last=Sugau |first=John B. |date=1995 |contribution=Pittosporum Banks ex Sol. |editor1-last=Soepadmo |editor1-first=E. |editor-link=Engkik Soepadmo |editor2-last=Wong |editor2-first=K. M. |title=Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak |volume=1 |pages=302 |publisher=Forest Research Institute Malaysia |isbn=983-9592-34-3}}
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Category:Plants described in 1845
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