CAPE CHEESEWOOD
Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims
Pittosporum viridiflorum merupakan tumbuhan berbentuk pohon dari famili Pittosporaceae. Tumbuhan ini berasal dari bioma beriklim tropis kering di wilayah kawasan tropis Afrika dan Afrika Selatan, Madagaskar, Jazirah Arab barat daya. Dalam bahasa Inggris tumbuhan ini dikenal dengan sebutan cape cheesewood. Nama ilmiah Pittosporum viridiflorum diperkenalkan oleh John Sims pada tahun 1814.
Klasifikasi
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivisi: Spermatophyta
Divisi: Magnoliophyta
Kelas: Magnoliopsida
Subkelas: Rosidae
Ordo: Rosales
Spesies: Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims
Sinonim
Pittosporum abyssinicum var. angolense Oliv.
Pittosporum antunesii Engl.
Pittosporum arbutifolium DC.
Pittosporum capense DC.
Pittosporum commutatum Putt.
Pittosporum dalzielii Hutch.
Pittosporum feddeanum Pax
Pittosporum kapiriense Cufod.
Pittosporum kruegeri Engl.
Pittosporum lynesii Cufod.
Pittosporum malosanum Baker
Pittosporum mannii Hook.f.
Pittosporum mannii subsp. ripicola (J.Léonard) Cufod.
Pittosporum quartinianum Cufod.
Pittosporum rhodesicum Cufod.
Pittosporum ripicola subsp. katangense Leonard
Pittosporum ripicola J.Léonard
Pittosporum sinense Desf.
Pittosporum spathicalyx De Wild.
Pittosporum ustulatum Cufod.
Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. quartinianum (Cufod.) Cufod.
Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. meianthum Cufod.
Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. malosanum (Baker) Cufod.
Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. kruegeri (Engl.) Cufod.
Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. feddeanum (Pax) Cufod.
Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. dalzielii (Hutch.) Cufod.
Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. arabicum Cufod.
Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. angolense (Oliv.) Cufod.
Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. afrorientale Cufod.
Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. somalense Cufod.
Nama Umum
Inggris:
cape cheesewood
Penampakan
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Referensi
POWO (2024). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; https://powo.science.kew.org/."
IPNI (2024). "International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries, and Australian National Herbarium"
USDA - NRCS (2024). "United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service", Plant Profile.
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