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ID for this potential yamadori
Posted: April 16th, 2017, 7:44 pm
by kvan64
Found this in the bush near my backyard. Small shinny leaves and small fruits so great potensai I guess.
Any info about the species would be much appreciated.
Re: ID for this potential yamadori
Posted: April 16th, 2017, 9:03 pm
by melbrackstone
Re: ID for this potential yamadori
Posted: April 16th, 2017, 9:52 pm
by KIRKY
Not sure Duranta ?
Cheers
Kirky
Re: ID for this potential yamadori
Posted: April 18th, 2017, 1:38 pm
by kvan64
I wish it is but from the leaves veins and fruit size, it might not be.
Re: ID for this potential yamadori
Posted: April 18th, 2017, 1:39 pm
by kvan64
KIRKY wrote:Not sure Duranta ?
Cheers
Kirky
No Kirky, I have duranta plants as a hedge. These are quite different!
Re: ID for this potential yamadori
Posted: April 18th, 2017, 1:58 pm
by Josh
I believe it is a Pittosporum of some kind. Possibly Pittosporum undulatum or similar. If it is one of these it is a weed and spreads like crazy. Nearly impossible to kill. Leaves are pretty big on it for a bonsai.
Josh
Re: ID for this potential yamadori
Posted: April 19th, 2017, 10:25 pm
by kvan64
Josh wrote:I believe it is a Pittosporum of some kind. Possibly Pittosporum undulatum or similar. If it is one of these it is a weed and spreads like crazy. Nearly impossible to kill. Leaves are pretty big on it for a bonsai.
Josh
Thanks for the info Josh. However, from a quick google search, Pittosporum undulatum seems to have compound leaves which is quite different from this one. I am kind of lost now but really keen to find out what it is
Re: ID for this potential yamadori
Posted: April 19th, 2017, 10:47 pm
by KIRKY
As a suggestion you could take a bit of it to a nursery or your Botanical Garden for a possible id.
Cheers
Kirky
Re: ID for this potential yamadori
Posted: April 20th, 2017, 10:16 am
by dansai
Firstly, Pittosporum don't have compound leaves and are not weeds in all areas of Australia. Where I live they are a part of the natural ecosystem and in balance with the rest of the trees around them. Having said that, its not Pittosporum undulatum. Possibly another Pittosporum, or maybe something else from the Sapindaceae which doesn't narrow it down much.
It looks to me like it could be a native rainforest species, and if so a botanic garden would be the better bet to try for an identification.
Re: ID for this potential yamadori
Posted: April 20th, 2017, 6:31 pm
by Redsonic
For what it's worth, I thought of Pittosporum as soon as I saw it, too. A quick search and I couldn't find the species for you though.
Re: ID for this potential yamadori
Posted: April 21st, 2017, 12:53 am
by Max
cambuca?? if you cut the fruit up horizontally and vertically so we can see the segments and pulp/seeds might help us