Pittosporum tobira | |
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Leaves and flowers of P. tobira | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Pittosporaceae |
Genus: | Pittosporum |
Species: | P. tobira
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Binomial name | |
Pittosporum tobira |
Pittosporum tobira is a species of sweet-smelling flowering plant in the pittosporum family Pittosporaceae known by several common names, including Australian laurel,[1] Japanese pittosporum,[1] mock orange[1] and Japanese cheesewood.[2] It is native to Japan (south of Kanto), China, Taiwan, and Korea,[2][3] but it is used throughout the world as an ornamental plant in landscaping and as cut foliage.