Flowering Abnormal Leaf Sea Bream
Plant Properties of Flowering Abnormal Leaf Sea Bream
Chinese Name Abnormal Leaf Sea Bream Alias Redwood, Wild Osmanthus, Smelly Bark, etc. Latin Name Pittosporum heterophyllum Franch Family Aucuba Family Aucuba Genus Origin Distribution LijiangPlant Introduction of Flowering Abnormal Leaf Sea Bream
The Abnormal Leaf Sea Bream is a shrub, 1—4 meters tall, with young branches hairless. The leaves are thin and leathery, variable in shape, narrow lanceolate, oblanceolate, ovate lanceolate, obovate, obtuse or shortly acuminate, base broadly cuneate, margins entire; the umbellate inflorescence is borne at the top of the young branches, the flowers are light yellow and fragrant; the fruit is ovoid, yellow-green, the seeds are dark red, the funicle is very short, attached below the middle. The flowering period is from April to June, and the fruiting period is from July to October. The root bark is used in medicine, with the effects of clearing the lungs, relieving cough, expelling wind and removing dampness, and detoxifying inflammation.