Pittosporum moluccanum
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| Pittosporum moluccanum | |
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| At East Point, Darwin | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Pittosporaceae |
| Genus: | Pittosporum |
| Species: | P. moluccanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pittosporum moluccanum | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Pittosporum moluccanum, commonly known as the Atlas moth plant, is a small tree growing in the Northern Territory and Western Australia in Australia, as well as Taiwan, the Philippines and Malesia.[4]
Pittosporum moluccanum is a small, rounded, dioecious tree that grows to around 7 metres. It flowers in from February to August in dry in monsoonal northern Australia. Fruits are 10 mm (0.39 in) long by 8 mm (0.31 in) wide capsules that ripen orange-brown, inner bright yellow; they contain 15–16 seeds enclosed in bright red sticky arils.
It is a host plant for the Atlas Moth.[5]
