''Pittosporum spinescens'' is a shrub native to

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s and

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of Northern and Eastern Australia and

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. Growing to 7m tall with small leaves clustered on short branches that often terminate in a sharp point. The plant produced edible fruits, 2–3 cm in diameter. It is commonly known as wallaby apple, orange thorn or thorn orange. ''P. spinescens'' is very similar in appearance to the closely related ''

Pittosporum multiflorum ''Pittosporum multiflorum'', known as the orange thorn, is a shrub growing in eastern Australia. The dense foliage provides a habitat for small birds and animals. It grows on shales or volcanic soils, from Eden, New South Wales north to Queens ...

'', but is readily distinguished by its entire leaf margins, in contrast to the toothed leaf margins of the latter.

Images

File:Pittosporum spinescens 48042996601 ce147fbb85 o.jpg, ''Pittosporum spinescens'': the smaller branches terminating in sharp points. File: Citriobatus spinescens fruit.jpg, ''Pittosporum spinescens'' unripe fruit. File: Citriobatus flowers.jpg , ''Pittosporum spinescens'' flowers.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7199149 Apiales of Australia Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland spinescens Trees of Australia Bushfood Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller