Pittosporum bicolor

Botanical Name:  Pittosporum bicolor
Common Name:  Cheesewood
Family:  Pittosporaceae
Size:  6-8m (H) x 2-3m (W)
Leaves: Lanceolate, 2-6cm long, green upper surface with a lighter green undersurface.

Flowers:  Small yellow, bell shaped with purple-rimmed petals, prominently recurved.
Flowering Time:  Spring.
Fruit:  Woody capsule containing about 20 sticky orange/red seeds in neat rows.

Habitat/distribution: Moist well-drained sites. Also Vic and NSW.
Where to See: Widespread in wet sclerophyll forests to 1000m.
Other notes: Hardy garden specimen. Useful as an ornamental because it is a well-shaped tree with scented flowers.