Family | PITTOSPORACEAE |
Genus species | Rhytidosporum procumbens (Hook.) F.Muell. |
Bibliography | Pl. Victoria 1: 75 (1862) |
Native Range | e. & se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves linear to narrowly oblong, 5-20mm, at apex acute or tridentate, sparsely hirsute, glabrescent, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals sparsely ciliate, petals 3-7mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Billardiera procumbens (Hook.) E.M.Benn. Bursaria procumbens (Hook.) Putt. Bursaria stuartiana F.Muell. ex Klatt Campylanthera ericoides Lindl. Marianthus procumbens (Hook.) Benth. Pittosporum nanum Hook. Pittosporum procumbens Hook. Pronaya ericoides (Lindl.) Walp. Rhytidosporum stuartianum F.Muell. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |