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	Pittosporum tobira  (THUNB.) W.T.AITON

Fam.: Pittosporaceae / Pittosporum Fam.

Genus:  Pittosporum  BANKS ex GAERTN.

Authors:
	THUNB.:		Carl Peter Thunberg (1743 - 1828), Swedish botanist
	W.T.AITON:		William Townsend Aiton (1766 - 1849), English gardener
	BANKS:		Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820), English naturalist
	GAERTN.:		Joseph Gaertner (1732 - 1791), German physician and botanist

Etymology:
	Pittosporum:		pitta = tar, sporum = seed
	tobira:		Japanese name of Pittosporum tobira

Fig. 1:  Pittosporum tobira / Japanese Cheesewood (cultiv.) Corsica, Etang de Biguglia 3.6.2010

Fig. 2:  Pittosporum tobira / Japanese Cheesewood (cultiv.) Corsica, Etang de Biguglia 3.6.2010

Fig. 3:  Pittosporum tobira / Japanese Cheesewood (cultiv.) GR Athen 26.8.2014

Fig. 4:  Pittosporum tobira / Japanese Cheesewood (cultiv.) GR Athen 26.8.2014

Fig. 5:  Pittosporum tobira / Japanese Cheesewood (cultiv.) GR Corinth 9.12.2014 (Photo: Gisela Nikolopoulou)

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