✿Pittosporaceae · Pittosporum
Cape Cheesewood
Pittosporum floribundum
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- October-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pittosporum floribundum
- Genus
- Pittosporum
- Family
- Pittosporaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist, dry deciduous and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, Madagascar
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Karnataka, Kerala, Nagaland, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Pittosporaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Pittosporaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Cape Cheesewood
Cape Cheesewood (Pittosporum floribundum) is a tree belonging to the Pittosporaceae family (Pittosporum Family). It is typically found in moist, dry deciduous and shola forests. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-January.
Botanical family
Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum Family
Cape Cheesewood belongs to the Pittosporaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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