Hymenosporum flavum (Hook.) F. Muell.

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Photo: Mark Hyde
Crossland Road, Alexandra Park

Synonyms:	Pittosporum flavum Hook.
Common names:	Australian frangipani (English) Native frangipani (English) Sweet cheesewood (English)
Description:	Shrub or tree to 15 m tall. Leaves glabrous, elliptic to obovate; margin entire. Flowers cream-coloured, becoming yellow with age, fragrant, borne in terminal panicles. Ovary silky-pubescent. Capsule stalked, about 2.5 cm long, containing winged seeds.
Notes:	The English name "Native frangipani" is used only in Australia where the tree is native.
Derivation of specific name:	flavum: yellow
Flowering time:	Sep-Oct
Worldwide distribution:	Australia
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Tuesday 5 July 2016
Literature:	Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 489.

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