Pittosporum gayanum

Pittosporum gayanum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Pittosporum
Species: Pittosporum gayanum

Name

Pittosporum gayanum Rock, 1913

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pittosporum gayanum f. waialealae (Rock) J.E.Haas in Allertonia 1: 137 (1977)
  • Pittosporum gayanum var. waialealae Rock in Indig. Trees Haw. Isl.: 166 (1913)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: Northern Central Pacific Hawaiian Islands References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rock, J.F. 1913. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu, Hawaii. BHL Reference page. : 166

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pittosporum gayanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pittosporum gayanum. Published online. Accessed: June 27 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Pittosporum gayanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 June 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Waialeale cheesewood