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Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) Ait. f.
Japanese cheesewood
Symbol: PITO2
Group: Dicot
Family: Pittosporaceae
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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State Distributional Map for PITO2
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Plant Distribution by State

Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) Ait. f.

PITO2

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FL*
* Offsite source.
California
Florida

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Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) Ait. f.

View 2 genera in Pittosporaceae, 19 species in Pittosporum

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Classification:
Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) Ait. f.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Rosales –
                         Family Pittosporaceae – Pittosporum family
                            Genus Pittosporum Banks ex Soland. – cheesewood
                               Species Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) Ait. f. – Japanese cheesewood

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Introduced Information:
Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) Ait. f.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) Ait. f.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24067.

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