Scientific or common name:

Pittosporum hosmeri Rock

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PITTOSPORACEAE - Pittosporum family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Pittosporum hosmeri Rock
Nomencl. ref.: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 1910, xxxvii. 297.
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Kona cheesewood

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Grown habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Pittosporum amplectens Sherff
= Pittosporum hosmeri Rock var. longifolium Rock
= Pittosporum hosmeri Rock var. st.-johnii Sherff

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Pittosporum hosmeri Rock var. longifolium Rock
2) Pittosporum hosmeri Rock var. st.-johnii Sherff

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Rosales
Family: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Pittosporum
Species:

1) Pittosporum acuminatum H. Mann 2) Pittosporum acuminatum H. Mann var. degeneri Sherff 3) Pittosporum acuminatum H. Mann var. leptopodum Sherff 4) Pittosporum acuminatum H. Mann var. magnifolium Sherff 5) Pittosporum acuminatum H. Mann var. waimeanum Sherff 6) Pittosporum acutisepalum (Hillebr.) Sherff 7) Pittosporum amplectens Sherff 8) Pittosporum argentifolium Sherff 9) Pittosporum argentifolium Sherff var. rockii Sherff 10) Pittosporum argentifolium Sherff var. sessile Sherff 11) Pittosporum cauliflorum H. Mann 12) Pittosporum cauliflorum H. Mann var. cladanthoides Sherff 13) Pittosporum cauliflorum H. Mann var. fulvum Hillebr. 14) Pittosporum cauliflorum H. Mann var. pedicellatum Sherff 15) Pittosporum cladanthum Sherff 16) Pittosporum cladanthum Sherff var. gracilipes Sherff 17) Pittosporum cladanthum Sherff var. reticulatum (Skottsb.) Sherff 18) Pittosporum cladanthum Sherff var. skottsbergii H. St. John 19) Pittosporum confertiflorum A. Gray 20) Pittosporum confertiflorum A. Gray var. longipes Sherff 21) Pittosporum confertiflorum A. Gray var. mannii Sherff 22) Pittosporum confertiflorum A. Gray var. microphyllum Sherff 23) Pittosporum crassifolium Banks & Sol. ex A. Cunn. 24) Pittosporum dolosum Sherff 25) Pittosporum dolosum Sherff var. aquilonium Sherff 26) Pittosporum flocculosum (Hillebr.) Sherff 27) Pittosporum forbesii Sherff 28) Pittosporum gayanum Rock 29) Pittosporum gayanum Rock var. skottsbergii Sherff 30) Pittosporum gayanum Rock var. waialealae Rock 31) Pittosporum glabrum Hook. & Arn. 32) Pittosporum glabrum Hook. & Arn. var. glomeratum (Hillebr.) Sherff 33) Pittosporum glabrum Hook. & Arn. var. intermedium Sherff 34) Pittosporum glabrum Hook. & Arn. var. spathulatum (H. Mann) Sherff 35) Pittosporum glabrum Hook. & Arn. var. tinifolium Sherff 36) Pittosporum halophiloides Sherff 37) Pittosporum halophilum Rock 38) Pittosporum hawaiiense Hillebr. 39) Pittosporum helleri Sherff 40) Pittosporum hosmeri Rock 41) Pittosporum hosmeri Rock var. longifolium Rock 42) Pittosporum hosmeri Rock var. st.-johnii Sherff 43) Pittosporum insigne Hillebr. 44) Pittosporum insigne Hillebr. var. fosbergii Sherff 45) Pittosporum insigne Hillebr. var. hillebrandii (Levl.) Sherff 46) Pittosporum insigne Hillebr. var. lydgatei Sherff 47) Pittosporum insigne Hillebr. var. micranthum Sherff 48) Pittosporum insigne Hillebr. var. pelekunuanum Sherff 49) Pittosporum kahananum Sherff 50) Pittosporum kauaiense Hillebr. 51) Pittosporum kauaiense Hillebr. var. phaeocarpum Sherff 52) Pittosporum kauaiense Hillebr. var. repens Sherff 53) Pittosporum kiloneae H. St. John 54) Pittosporum lanaiense H. St. John 55) Pittosporum napaliense Sherff 56) Pittosporum pentandrum (Blanco) Merr. 57) Pittosporum ralphii Kirk 58) Pittosporum resiniferum Hemsl. 59) Pittosporum sulcatum Sherff 60) Pittosporum sulcatum Sherff var. remyi Sherff 61) Pittosporum sulcatum Sherff var. rumicifolium Sherff 62) Pittosporum tenuifolium Gaertn. 63) Pittosporum terminalioides Planch. ex A. Gray 64) Pittosporum terminalioides Planch. ex A. Gray var. lanaiense Sherff 65) Pittosporum terminalioides Planch. ex A. Gray var. macrocarpum Sherff 66) Pittosporum terminalioides Planch. ex A. Gray var. macropus Skottsb. 67) Pittosporum terminalioides Planch. ex A. Gray var. mauiense Sherff 68) Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) W.T. Aiton 69) Pittosporum undulatum Vent. 70) Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims 71) Pittosporum x monae Rock ex H. St. John (pro sp.)

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (Hawaii)
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae 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(Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Pittosporaceae)
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1) Hymenosporum 2) Pittosporum (cheesewood) 3) Sollya

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Common names (Pittosporum)
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1) (no name) 2) Australian cheesewood (Pittosporum undulatum) 3) Cape cheesewood (Pittosporum viridiflorum) 4) Cream cheesewood (Pittosporum terminalioides) 5) Hawai'i cheesewood (Pittosporum hawaiiense) 6) Hawai'i poisonberry tree (Pittosporum argentifolium) 7) Ho'awa (Pittosporum confertiflorum) 8) Japanese cheesewood (Pittosporum tobira) 9) Kauai cheesewood (Pittosporum kauaiense) 10) Kona cheesewood (Pittosporum hosmeri) 11) Koolau Range cheesewood (Pittosporum glabrum) 12) Ralph's desertwillow (Pittosporum ralphii) 13) Resin cheesewood (Pittosporum resiniferum) 14) Royal cheesewood (Pittosporum napaliense) 15) Stiffleaf cheesewood (Pittosporum crassifolium) 16) Taiwanese cheesewood (Pittosporum pentandrum) 17) Tawhiwhi (Pittosporum tenuifolium) 18) Waialeale cheesewood (Pittosporum gayanum) 19) Waianae Range cheesewood (Pittosporum flocculosum)

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More species:
1) Pittosporum hosmeri Rock var. longifolium Rock [139]
2) Pittosporum hosmeri Rock var. st.-johnii Sherff [127]
3) Pittosporum insigne Hillebr. var. fosbergii Sherff [128]
4) Pittosporum insigne Hillebr. var. lydgatei Sherff [120]
5) Pittosporum kahananum Sherff [115]
6) Pittosporum kauaiense Hillebr. var. repens Sherff [107]
7) Pittosporum pentandrum (Blanco) Merr. [189]
8) Pittosporum tenuifolium Gaertn. [618]
9) Pittosporum undulatum Vent. [1867]
10) Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. [152]

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