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Pittosporum pentandrum,Taiwanese Cheesewood, Mamalis, Phillippine Pittosporum - Kadiyam Nursery

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Common name:
Taiwanese Cheesewood, Mamalis, Phillippine Pittosporum
Category:
Trees, Shrubs
Family:
Pittosporaceae
Light:
Sun growing, Semi shade
Water:
Normal, Can tolerate more
Primarily grown for:
Fruit or Seed, Stems or Timber
Flowering season:
Flowers are inconspicuous
Foliage color:
Green
Plant Height or length:
4 to 6 meters
Plant Spread or Width:
2 to 4 meters
Plant Form:
Spreading, Upright or Erect
Special Character:
  • Good for making bonsai
  • Attracts birds
  • Salt or salinity tolerant
Generally available in India in quantities of:
Old variety plants may be difficult to get

Plant Description:

- A small tree or shrub, the bark greenish-white, with conspicuous lenticels; branchlets brownish pubescent.
- Leaves obovate-lanceolate or elliptic lanceolate, 4-11 cm long, 1.3-4 cm broad, acute at both ends, entire to crenate; petioles 0.4-1.5 cm long.
- Inflorescence in terminal, small, crowded, brown-pubescent panicles, 2-8.6 cm long, the flowers small, crowded about 5 mm across; sepals 5, ovate, 1-2 mm long, distinct; petals 5, oblong-linear, 5 mm long truncate.
- Capsule globose, 7-8 mm across, slightly apiculate, 2-valved, the valves subwoody. Seeds 5-6, about 3 mm thick, angled.

Growing tips:

- A hardy tree to grow.
- Plants are relatively slow growing.
- Require fertile soils with good drainage and good water retentive capacity.