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Pittosporum spinescens

Wallaby Apple; Large-Fruited Orange Thorn

Pittosporaceae

Description:

Uncommon dense shrub to 3m, usually with some axillary spines, at northern and western edge of the region and in drier rainforests of Gympie district. Leaves alternate, clustered, hairless, to 20mm, often with small sharp point. White tubular flowers to 10mm, throughout year. Yellowish-green spherical fruit to 5cm.

Special Features:

Natural Habitat:

Dry Eucalypt Forest, Rainforest

Tree/Shrub Height:

Dense shrub to 3m

Aspect:

Soil/Conditions:

Flower Colour:

White

Pittosporum spinescens - Wallaby Apple; Large-Fruited Orange Thorn

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