Pittosporum is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae. Plants in the genus Pittosporum are shrubs or trees with leaves arranged alternately along the stems. The
Pittosporum heterophyllum
Fruiting branch of weeping pittosporum (Pittosporum phillyreoides)
Pittosporum tenuifolium is a small evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand – growing up to 10 m – commonly known as kōhūhū and black matipo, and by other Māori names kohukohu and tawhiwhi. Its small, ve
Pittosporum
…Pittosporum tanianum Pittosporum tenuifolium – kōhūhū, kohukohu, black matipo (New Zealand) Pittosporum terminalioides…
Pittosporum tenuifolium in Aoraki Mount Cook NP 03
The capsule of kōhūhū, showing the black seeds encased in a sticky substance
Medium-sized kōhūhū tree in Queenstown, New Zealand
The small, dark flower of kōhūhū