Pittosporum (Pittosporaceae) in Malesia and Papuasia

• DOI: 10.1071/sb22007
• Publication Date: 2023-07-27T02:26:00Z
• Authors: Lindy W. Cayzer; Timothy M. A. Utt...; Gregory T. Chandler
• Keywords: New guinea; Systematic Botany

Pittosporum (Pittosporaceae, Apiales), an attractive genus of horticulturally important trees and shrubs, is revised for Malesia (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Timor-Leste) Papuasia (Papua Barat (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands). In this report, 52 species are recognised, including many reinstated from synonymy. Three taxa raised to rank (P. owenstanleyense, P. patelliplacenta purpurascens), one a new combination in impressum), four described: sulawesiense, isolatum, schoddei sogeriense.