Stats

Lifespan: 50-100 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate rainforest
Range: Australia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

Australian Cheesewood is a fast-growing tree native to the eastern coast of Australia, sometimes also called Victorian box or mock orange. Unlike its cousin the sweet pittosporum, it has a strong, woody trunk, and its leaves have a distinctively oval shape.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Pittosporum
Species: Pittosporum undulatum