Willow sticky seeds

Willow sticky seeds
	Blooming willow sticky seed
Systematics
	Asterids
	Euasterids II
Order :	Umbelliferae (Apiales)
Family :	Sticky seed family (Pittosporaceae)
Genre :	Sticky seeds
Type :	Willow sticky seeds
Scientific name
	Pittosporum phillyreoides
	DC.

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The willow sticky seed ( Pittosporum phillyreoides ), also called weeping stone linden, is a species of the sticky seed family (Pittosporaceae). It occurs only in the Australian state of Western Australia . In other areas it is an invasive plant . It is hardy up to climate zone 9 .

description

Pittosporum phillyreoides grows as an evergreen shrub and reaches heights of up to 4.5 meters. The flowers are hermaphroditic .

Taxonomy

The first description of Pittosporum phillyreoides was made in 1824 by de Candolle Augustin-Pyrame in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis , 1, 347. synonyms for Pittosporum phillyreoides DC. are: Pittosporum phylliraeoides var. phylliraeoides DC. orth. var., Pittosporum phillyreoides DC. var. phillyreoides , Pittosporum phillyraeoides Benth. orth. var., Pittosporum oleaefolium A. Cunn. ex putt. orth. var., Pittosporum oleifolium A. Cunn. ex putt. , Pittosporum phillyroides F. Muell. orth. var., Pittosporum phylliraeoides DC. orth. var.

use

The seeds of Pittosporum phillyreoides are dried and made into flour, which is very bitter. Pittosporum phillyreoides provides a good resin that is obtained from injured branches. The medical effects were examined.

ingredients

Pittosporum phillyreoides contains saponins .

swell

S. Hamilton-Brown, 2008: Pittosporum phillyreoides in Western Australian Flora . (Section description)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Pittosporum phillyreoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Pittosporum phillyreoides at Plants For A Future
↑ Entry at Australian Plant Name Index = APNI .

Web links

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[GRIN-1] Pittosporum phillyreoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.

[PFAF-2] Pittosporum phillyreoides at Plants For A Future

[APNI-3] Entry at Australian Plant Name Index = APNI .