Pittosporaceae
Stiffleaf cheesewood
Pittosporum crassifolium
- Family
- Pittosporaceae
- Genus
- Pittosporum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 厚叶海桐
- English
- Stiffleaf cheesewood
- Estonian
- Turdlehine vaiguseemnik
- Welsh
- Llwyn caro
Synonyms
- Pittosporum crassifolium unranked album J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies
- Pittosporum crassifolium var. strictum Kirk
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: ali.ritter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: clotilde enguehard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Carol gladwin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ghislain Vieilledent, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Dharmasena Watthayalage, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Nikita Gavrilitchenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.