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Japanese cheesewood

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.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

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.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaApialesPittosporaceaePittosporum
Japanese cheesewood
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Japanese cheesewood

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

Salt-Spray Shield

Japanese cheesewood has tough, waxy leaves that resist salty sea winds, helping it thrive in coastal environments.

能力

Drought Survivor

Its thick, leathery leaves help the Japanese cheesewood store water and reduce loss, allowing it to endure dry spells.

能力

Evergreen Energy

The Japanese cheesewood keeps its shiny green leaves all year round, so it can make food and grow even in winter.

能力

Sweet Scent Beacon

Japanese cheesewood releases a sweet, citrusy scent from its flowers, acting like a perfume to attract pollinating insects.

サイズと詳細

高さ
200-500 cm
広がり
200-600 cm
花の大きさ
0.5-1 cm
開花時期
Late spring to early summer
食用
いいえ
毒性
軽度
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Attracted by fragrant flowers

eats

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Sucks sap from stems/leaves

eaten by

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

May consume its seeds/fruits

eats

Black rat

Rattus rattus

Feeds on seeds and fruits

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

Do not eat any part of the plant, as it can make you feel sick.

よくある質問

Japanese cheesewoodの高さは何ですか?

200-500 cm

Japanese cheesewoodの広がりは何ですか?

200-600 cm

Japanese cheesewoodの花の大きさは何ですか?

0.5-1 cm

Japanese cheesewoodの開花時期は何ですか?

Late spring to early summer

Japanese cheesewoodの食用は何ですか?

いいえ

Japanese cheesewoodの毒性は何ですか?

軽度

Japanese cheesewoodのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

Japanese cheesewoodの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

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