Velvet pittosporum
Pittosporum venulosum, Fam. Pittosporaceae
Large tree to 30m, sometimes buttressed.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Large Tree |
| Family: | Pittosporaceae |
| Leaf: | Simple, alternate or pseudo-whorled, entire, ovate to elliptic, 5.5-12.5 x 2-8cm. Mature leaves glabrous or sparsely hairy above and glabrous to hairy below. New growth densely hairy and dark fawn brown. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White |
| Flower description: | Terminal umbels of small, white flowers. Spring. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown, Orange, Yellow |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Yellow, orange or brown, two valved, wrinkled when fully mature, dehiscent capsules, 1-2 x 1-1.4cm. Red or orange seed in sticky mucilage. Summer to winter. |
| Habitat: | Rainforest. |
| Distribution | Queensland. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |
