Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum

Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims

First published in Bot. Mag. 41: t. 1684 (1814)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Ascension, Hawaii, St.Helena

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Cufodontis, G. (1966). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Pittosporaceae: 1-13.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fairhurst, W. (2004). Flowering Plants of Ascension island: 1-300. Higham Press, Shirland, Alfreton, England.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flore du Gabon 41: 1-75. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Brown, L.C. (1982). The Flora and Fauna of St Helena: 1-88. Land Resources Development Centre, Surbiton, England.
  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fairhurst, W. (2004). Flowering Plants of Ascension island: 1-300. Higham Press, Shirland, Alfreton, England.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flore du Gabon 41: 1-75. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by I. Friis [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cuf. in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 34: 164 (1960).
  • Cuf. in Consp. Fl. Angol. 1: 362 (1951)
  • Cuf. in F. Fedde, Repertorium Speciorum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 55:41 (1952)
  • Cuf. in Fl. Madag., Pittosporacées: 18, fig. 3/1–12 (1955)
  • Cuf. in Flora Zambesiaca 1: 299, t. 54A (1960)
  • Dur. & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 1 (2): 228 (1898).
  • Excell & Mendonça in Consp. Fl. Angol. 1: 87 (1937)
  • Exell in Journal of Botany 64, Suppl.: 21 (1926).
  • Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1: 41 (1896).
  • Sims in Curtis, Bot. Mag. 41, t. 1684 (1814).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 31, 2022 Etuge, M.; Epie; Sowah; Chiatoh; Tchiengue; Kolle [4440] Cameroon K001562156 Yes
Aug 1, 2022 Forest Plot; Darbyshire, I.; Matimele, H.; Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Silveiro, I.; Tanleque, C. [MF1-008] Mozambique K001417331 Yes
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [233] Guinea K000010668 No
Oct 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13611] Cameroon K000580207 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Pollard, B.J.; Babila, M. [1046] Cameroon K:SPC-77176.000 No
Jan 1, 1960 Welw. [1034] Angola K000231613 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000231612 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1951 Wilms, F. [213] South Africa K000231599 Type Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [8025] Malawi K000315342 No
Goyder, D. J.; Maiato, F.; Luis, J. C. [8648] Angola K001581884 Yes
Massunde, J. [JM751] Mozambique K001346358 Yes
Huntley, B.J. [3436] Angola K001604477 Yes
Tekwe, C.F. [218] Cameroon K001401530 Yes
Todd, H. [112] Cameroon K001480202 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [486] Yemen K001634398 No
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [486] Yemen K001634408 No
Scheepers, J.C. [511] South Africa K000315343 No
Mphamba [103] Mozambique K000614311 No
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000614498 No
Timberlake, J. [5010] Mozambique K000613389 No
Wild, H. [1184] Zimbabwe K:SPC-21818.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [15725] Tanzania K:SPC-28465.000 No
Jan 1, 1963 Boughey, A.S. [10629] Cameroon Pittosporum mannii K000106254 No
Jan 1, 1960 Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 34866] Cameroon Pittosporum mannii K000106269 No
Jan 1, 1960 Lightbody, J.S. [FHI 26314] Cameroon Pittosporum mannii K000106270 No
Jan 1, 1960 Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30311] Cameroon Pittosporum mannii K000106268 No
Jan 1, 1960 Brenan, J.P.M. [9572] Cameroon Pittosporum mannii K000106265 No
Jan 1, 1960 Lightbody, J.S. [FHI 26329] Cameroon Pittosporum mannii K000106267 No
Jan 1, 1960 Lightbody, J.S. [FHI 26294] Cameroon Pittosporum mannii K000106266 No
Jan 1, 1960 Brenan, J.P.M. [9398a] Cameroon Pittosporum mannii K000106240 No
Mann [640] Niger Pittosporum mannii K000231621 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Lynes, H. [V.75] Tanzania Pittosporum lynesii K000231614 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [417] Nigeria Pittosporum dalzielii K000231620 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Milne; Redhead [1148] Zambia Pittosporum rhodesicum K000231611 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Gillett, J.B. [14306] Ethiopia Pittosporum ustulatum K000231618 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Fanshawe, D.B. [F.3443] Zambia Pittosporum kapiriense K000231609 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Fanshawe, D.B. [F.3443] Zambia Pittosporum kapiriense K000231610 Type Yes
Merrett, L. [2124] Zambia Pittosporum kapiriense K001574366 Yes
Merrett, L. [2086] Zambia Pittosporum kapiriense K001574363 Yes
Merrett, L. [2125] Zambia Pittosporum kapiriense K001574361 Yes
Merrett, L. [2125] Zambia Pittosporum kapiriense K001574362 Yes
Merrett, L. [2126] Zambia Pittosporum kapiriense K001574360 Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Gillett, J.B. [5389] Ethiopia Pittosporum feddeanum K000231619 Type Yes

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