Jepson Interchange (more information)
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This page is based on the 1993 Jepson Manual.
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©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the University of California
Print edition is available from the University of California Press |
| The second edition of The Jepson Manual (2012) is available from the University of California Press | |
| See also the Jepson eFlora, which parallels the Second Edition |
Tree, shrub, woody vine, generally evergreen
Leaves simple, alternate, sometimes crowded at branch tips, often leathery, generally entire, generally petioled
Inflorescence: panicle, cluster, or flowers solitary
Flower generally bisexual, radial; sepals 5, free, sometimes fused toward base; petals 5, free, erect or spreading, or weakly adherent ± into a tube; stamens 5; ovary superior, chambers generally 2–3, style 1, stigma generally head-like
Fruit: capsule, berry
Seeds several, often in pulp
Genera in family: 9 genera, ± 200 species: warm temp, tropical, Old World, especially Australia, New Zealand, e Asia; some ornamental, especially Pittosporum , in CA.
Tree, shrub
Leaf: tip acute or rounded
Inflorescence: panicle, cluster, or flowers solitary, terminal or axillary
Flower generally functionally unisexual; petals generally adherent below, free, spreading above; anthers free; ovary chambers 2–3
Fruit: capsule, woody, 2–3 valved; pulp resinous
Seeds sticky
Species in genus: ± 150 species: warm parts of Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands, e Asia, Africa
Etymology: (Greek: pitch, seed, from resinous seed coating)
Some species have medicinal and poisonous properties; saponins in P. crassifolium.
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Shrub, small tree
Stem < 9 m; branchlets densely hairy
Leaf generally 5–7 cm, oblong to obovate, leathery; lower surface densely gray-hairy; margin turned under; petiole < 2 cm
Inflorescence: cluster, terminal
Flower not fragrant; petals ± 1 cm, dark red to purple-black
Fruit 2–3 cm, round or ovoid, densely hairy, generally 3-valved
Seed purple-black
Ecology: Uncommon. Disturbed urban areas
Elevation: < 200 m.
Bioregional distribution: Central Coast, expected elsewhere
Distribution outside California: native to New Zealand
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