




Pittosporum tobira
Japanese cheesewood is a lovely shrub with shiny leaves and sweet-smelling flowers. It can grow tall and is often used in gardens to make them beautiful and fragrant.
Hábitat: Urban areas
The Japanese cheesewood is an evergreen shrub with dense, glossy, leathery leaves that are dark green, sometimes variegated with yellow or white edges. It has clusters of small, star-shaped flowers that bloom in late spring, starting white and turning creamy yellow. Its overall shape is typically mounding and compact.





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After flowering, it grows fuzzy green fruits that eventually split open to show bright red, sticky seeds inside!
In some places, people have used its flexible branches to weave strong and beautiful baskets!
Its starry flowers start pure white, then slowly change to a creamy yellow color as they mature!
The 'cheesewood' name might come from its pale, cheeselike wood or its sweet-smelling flowers!
Japanese cheesewood has tough, waxy leaves that resist salty sea winds, helping it thrive in coastal environments.
Its thick, leathery leaves help the Japanese cheesewood store water and reduce loss, allowing it to endure dry spells.
The Japanese cheesewood keeps its shiny green leaves all year round, so it can make food and grow even in winter.
Japanese cheesewood releases a sweet, citrusy scent from its flowers, acting like a perfume to attract pollinating insects.
Apis mellifera
Attracted by fragrant flowers
Icerya purchasi
Sucks sap from stems/leaves
Bombycilla cedrorum
May consume its seeds/fruits

Rattus rattus
Feeds on seeds and fruits
Las plantas aromáticas producen y emiten compuestos orgánicos volátiles fragantes, a menudo como defensa o para atraer a los polinizadores.
Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.
Un arbusto es una planta leñosa más pequeña que un árbol, típicamente con múltiples tallos que se ramifican desde o cerca del suelo.
Relativo a plantas con hojas o pétalos que exhiben diferentes colores en manchas o rayas.
Las plantas de hoja perenne conservan su follaje durante todo el año, sin perder nunca todas sus hojas a la vez.
Las flores fragantes emiten un aroma agradable, a menudo para atraer polinizadores o como defensa.
Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.
Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.
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Peligro
2/5 · Bajo
Do not eat any part of the plant, as it can make you feel sick.
200-500 cm
200-600 cm
0.5-1 cm
Late spring to early summer
No
Leve
Perenne
Insectos
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