Pittosporum

Latin plant name Pittosporum Common plant name Pittosporum Plant type Shrub Size (meters) < 1,5 m Distinguishing features The leaves are spirally arranged or whorled, simple, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are produced singly or in umbels or corymbs, each flower with five sepals and five petals; they are often sweetly scented. The fruit is a woody seed capsule, which bursts on ripening to release the numerous seeds. The seeds are coated with a sticky resinous substance.