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Pittosporum undulatum fruit dehiscence
An evergreen native tree originally from the South Australia region - Pittosporum undulatum grows to 15 metres.
It bears this bright and distinctive hard orange fruit (each capsule 1cm across) which appear after flowering in the autumn months.
The capsules dehisce and split open to expose 20-30 sticky seeds which are then eaten by frugivorous bird species. The seeds are also dispersed by sticking to birds, other animals and human clothing.
"Pittosporum undulatum" is a fast-growing tree in the family Pittosporaceae. It is sometimes also known as sweet pittosporum, native daphne, Australian cheesewood, Victorian box or mock orange. "P. undulatum" has become invasive in parts of Australia where it is not indigenous. It is also highly invasive in South Africa, the Caribbean, Hawaii, the Azores and southern Brazil.
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