Mazhar Botanic Garden

Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims

white Cape Beech

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001179
Common name: White Cape Beech
English name: Cheesewood
Native: Ethiopia, South Africa
Country: Africa Ethiopia South Africa Tropical africa
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen small tree, Leaves obovate, leathery, dark green flowers creamy-yellow to greenish-white in dense  terminal clusters or panicles  fruit capsules

ornamental tree, medicinal. landscape. source of timber.

Pittosporum abyssinicum var angolense Oliv

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Texture: Loam Sandy alluvia
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
Flowering time: Early summer
Zone: 7 : 10
pH range: 5-7

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