Pittosporum undulatum
sweet pittosporum at Kangaroo Valley, NSW
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| Pittosporum undulatum | plants | 11 Nov 2022 | ||
| Pittosporum undulatum | lbradley | 11 Nov 2022 |
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7 comments
12 Nov 2022
According to a number of sources it is native to NSW but you have given it the airplane
13 Nov 2022
The short answer to your question is that Pittosporum undulatum is native to KV and indeed much of the east coast of Australia. The "non-local native" and "minor weed or pest listings" are a mistake that is built into the current system. It will be fixed eventually.
The long answer is that there are a whole lot of complications associated with our Global taxonomy system. These will be ironed out eventually, but its not a priority for the moment and is outside the capacity of my role. I can supply more info if it is of interest.
The long answer is that there are a whole lot of complications associated with our Global taxonomy system. These will be ironed out eventually, but its not a priority for the moment and is outside the capacity of my role. I can supply more info if it is of interest.
14 Nov 2022
Thanks Ciaran. The reason I asked is that I’m keeping close watch on the ratio of natives to non-natives. In AB so far it’s about 2:1 in favour of the natives. I expect our property at KV to be something like 10:1 in favour of the non-natives. Of course not all non-natives are created equally and I’ve been studying the hierarchy of invasives to figure out priorities for efforts at controlling them.
I’ll make sure to remember to take the airplane with a grain of salt but can you give me some idea of how widespread the problem is? Should I spend time reviewing all of my Nature Map sitings for whether they are or aren’t invasives?
I’ll make sure to remember to take the airplane with a grain of salt but can you give me some idea of how widespread the problem is? Should I spend time reviewing all of my Nature Map sitings for whether they are or aren’t invasives?
14 Nov 2022
It is pretty niche, in that it only effects organisms whose status changes based on which jurisdiction they are reported in. In practice this problem applies to a handful of Australian natives, most of whom where added to CNM as non-local. This is what has happened with Pittosporum undulatum, as it has been introduced to the Canberra region where we have called it a minor pest, although it is a common native plant across the rest of its range. I don't think it is worth your time reviewing your sightings as the vast majority of taxa are listed correctly, if you are unsure just ask!
Location information
- Coordinates 150.530330-34.736250
- Places Kangaroo Valley, NSW Kangaroo Valley, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2022 05:43 PM Recorded on
- lbradley Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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Species information
- Pittosporum undulatum Scientific name
- sweet pittosporum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 780m Recorded at altitude
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