| Pittosporaceae | |
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| Hōʻawa (Pittosporum confertiflorum) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Pittosporaceae R.Br.[1][2]: 542 |
| Genera | |
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| Diversity | |
| 9 genera[3] | |
Pittosporaceae is afamily offlowering plants that consists of 200–240 species oftrees,shrubs, andlianas in 9genera.[4] Habitats range from tropical to temperate climates of theAfrotropical,Indomalayan,Oceanian, andAustralasian realms. The type genus isPittosporumBanks exGaertn.[5]
Pittosporaceae aredioecious trees, shrubs, or twining vines, with leaves having pinnate venation, no stipules, and margins that are smooth. Ovaries are superior, often with parietal placentation. The style is undivided and straight, and the stigma is often lobed. The fruit is a capsule or berry with the calyx being shed from the fruit. The seeds are surrounded by sticky pulp that comes from secretions of the placental hairs. The flowers have equal numbers of sepals, petals and stamens.[6]
As of January 2023[update], the following nine genera are placed within this family as accepted byPlants of the World Online:[3]
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