Pittosporum spinescens (F.Muell.) L.W.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford

First published in Austral. Syst. Bot. 13: 865 (2000)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Jawa to Lesser Sunda Islands (Flores), Philippines, NEw Guinea to N. & E. Australia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., New Guinea, New South Wales, Philippines, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.1071/SB22007. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 18, 1991 Cunningham, A. [63] Australia Citriobatus spinescens K000591884 Syntype Yes
Nov 1, 1956 Thoordess, L.H. [29912] Indonesia Citriobatus spinescens K000591892 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1956 Backen [18043] Indonesia Citriobatus spinescens K000591891 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0