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P I T T O S P O R U M UNDULATUM.
Waved-leaved Pittosporum.
C L A S S V. ORDE R I.
P E N T J N D R I A MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointai.
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C A P S U L A 2—5-locularis, 5-valvis. Semina
tecta pulpa. Pétala connvventia in tubura.
CAPSULES—5-celled, 5-valved. Seeds covered
with pulp. Petals converging into a tube.
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER, &C.
P I T T O S P O R U M , ft-Uis lanceolatis uiidulatis acutis.
P I T T O S P O R U M , with lance-shaped, waved
sharp-pointed leaves.
DESCRIPTIO. Frutex erectus, ramosus. Ramuli fusci, cicatricibus folioram asperi. Folia breviter
petiolata, lanoeolata, vel elliptico-lanceolata, acuta, uudulata, rigida, lucida, viridia, et reticulatira
venosa ; subtus pallidiora. Flores terminales, racemosi, albicantes, peduuculis inaequalibtis,
ruféscentibus, obsolete bracteatis. Calyx 5-fidus, deciduus, laciaiis acutis, recurvis. Corolla,
pétala 5, lineari-lanceolata, obtusa, revoluta, inferne in tubum conniventia. Stamina, filamenta
5, receptaciilo inserta, strida, subulata, subcompressa, altitudine styli ; antherae erectae, luteis.
Stylus albidas, petalis brevior. Stigma obtusum.
R E F E R E N C E TO THE PLATE.
1. The empalement.
2. One of the petals.
3. The chives and pointai, with one tip magnified.
4. The pointai and seed-bud magnified.
THE Pittosporum undulatum is a new plant, introduced into this country in the year 1793 from New
Holland, where it is a native. It rises with a shrabby stem, which is branched above, to the height
of several feet. Its branches are adorned with a fine undulated foliage that is rigid to the touch; and
are terminated, in the month of May, with bunches of whitish flowers.
Is as yet a very rare species, and is raised from imported seeds; and likewise by cuttings. Requires,
and thrives well with, the common treatment of a green-house or conservatory plant; and deserves a
p l a i e i n every extensive collection. Our drawing was made from a specimen in the Nursery of
Messrs. Colvil, in the King's Road.
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