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Hairy Pittosporum
Photo: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey
Hairy Pittosporum,
Pittosporum rubigosum
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This is usually a shrub of only a few metres
high of the rainforest understorey.
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The specific epithet and the common name
refers to the rusty hair on the underside of leaves (Nicholson and Nicholson
1994), which gives them a soft feel.
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Hairy Pittosporum grows a collection of white
tubular flowers at the top of the plant. These then develop into slightly
hairy yellow/orange fruits with a ball of red sticky seeds inside.
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This plant is endemic to the Atherton
Tablelands region.
Script: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide
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