Volume 6 — PLATE CCCLXXXIII.

PITTOSPORUM UNDULATUM.

Waved-leaved Pittosporum.

CLASS V. ORDER I.

PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

Capsula 2-5-locularis, 5-valvis. Semina tecta pulpa. Petala conniventia in tubum.

Capsule 2-5-celled, 5-valved. Seeds covered with pulp. Petals converging into a tube.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &C.

Pittosporum, foliis lanceolatis undulatis acutis.

Pittosporum, with lance-shaped, waved sharp-pointed leaves.

Descriptio. Frutex erectus, ramosus. Ramuli fusci, cicatricibus foliorum asperi. Folia breviter petiolata, lanceolata, vel elliptico-lanceolata, acuta, undulata, rigida, lucida, viridia, et reticulatim venosa; subtus pallidiora. Flores terminales, racemosi, albicantes, pedunculis inæqualibus, rufescentibus, obsolete bracteatis. Calyx 5-fidus, deciduus, laciniis acutis, recurvis. Corolla, petala 5, lineari-lanceolata, obtusa, revoluta, inferne in tubum conniventia. Stamina, filamenta 5, receptaculo inserta, stricta, subulata, subcompressa, altitudine styli; antheræ erectæ, luteæ. Stylus albidus, petalis brevior. Stigma obtusum.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

The Pittosporum undulatum is a new plant, introduced into this country in the year 1793 from New Holland, where it is a native. It rises with a shrubby stem, which is branched above, to the height of several feet. Its branches are adorned with a fine undulated foliage that is rigid to the touch; and are terminated, in the month of May, with bunches of whitish flowers.

Is as yet a very rare species, and is raised from imported seeds; and likewise by cuttings. Requires, and thrives well with, the common treatment of a green-house or conservatory plant; and deserves a place in every extensive collection. Our drawing was made from a specimen in the Nursery of Messrs. Colvil, in the King’s Road.