Pittosporum patulum
| Pittosporum patulum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Pittosporaceae |
| Genus: | Pittosporum |
| Species: | P. patulum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pittosporum patulum Hook.f. | |
Pittosporum patulum, referred to as pitpat particularly botanists, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.
It is listed in the IUCN Red List as Endangered,[1] and on the New Zealand Threat Classification System as Nationally Endangered.[2] In 1999 a recovery plan was approved by the Director-General of the Department of Conservation.[3]
It is occasionally cultivated.[4]
References
- ↑ de Lange, P.J. 1998. Pittosporum patulum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- ↑ Hitchmough, Rod; Leigh Bull; Pam Cromarty (2007). New Zealand Threat Classification System lists, 2005. Wellington, N.Z: Science & Technical Pub., Department of Conservation. ISBN 0478141289.
- ↑ Townsend, A. J; New Zealand. Biodiversity Recovery Unit (1999). Pittosporum patulum recovery plan, 1999-2009. Threatened species recover plan 28. Wellington, N.Z.: Biodiversity Recovery Unit, Dept. of Conservation. ISBN 9780478218435. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|coauthors=(help) - ↑ Metcalf, L. J (1991). The cultivation of New Zealand trees & shrubs. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed. ISBN 9780790001982.
Further reading
- A.J. Townsend (1999). "Pittosporum patulum recovery plan, 1999-2009" (PDF). Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
External links
- Pittosporum patulum at the Department of Conservation
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