Weeping Pittosporum (Pittosporum phillyreoides)

Family: Pittosporaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded, Vase, Weeping.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - dried and ground into a powder. Very bitter. A good edible gum is obtained from this plant. It oozes from wounded branches. — Seed - dried and ground into a powder.; A good edible gum is obtained from this plant.; It oozes from wounded branches.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry land away from the coast. Often in extremely dry areas. (Zone 9)