Pittosporum (/pɪˈtɒspərəm/[1] or /ˌpɪtəˈspɔːrəm, -toʊ-/[2][3]) is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the Pittogonia family. The genus probably originated on the continent of Gondwana; its current range extends from Oceania, Oceania, East Asia, and some parts of Africa. Citriobatus c

Pittosporum tobira is an aromatic flowering plant in the Pittosporum family Pittosporaceae with several common names including Australian laurel,[1] Japanese pittosporum,[1] mock orange[1] and Japanese cheesewood. [2] It is native to Japan (Southern Kanto), China, Taiwan, and Korea,[2][3] but it is