Pittosporum Banks ex Gaertn.
(pittosporums)

Interactions where Pittosporum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has sap sucked by UK/Ireland Trioza vitreoradiata Pittosporum Psyllid Hemiptera: Triozidae Cacopsylla fulguralis (Kuwayama), an Asian jumping plant louse (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) causing damage to Elaeagnus in Britain, Malumphy, C.P. & Halstead, A.J., 2003
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Triozidae/Trioza vitreoradiata/Trioza vitreoradiatapittosporum psyllid Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Pittosporaceae/Pittosporum/Pittosporumpittosporums sucks sap of
(live) live has sap sucked by UK/IrelandMajor Icerya purchasi Fluted Scale, Cottony Cushion Scale Hemiptera: Monoplebidae Changes in status and distribution of Hydrangea Scale, Pulvinaria hydrangeae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Malumphy, C., 2017
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Monoplebidae/Icerya purchasi/Icerya purchasifluted scale, cottony cushion scale Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Pittosporaceae/Pittosporum/PittosporumpittosporumsliveMajor sucks sap of live
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony of Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Microsphaeropsis pittospororum a coelomycete Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Diplodia pittospororum and Diplodia pittospori, Laundon, G., 1984
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Microsphaeropsis pittospororum/Microsphaeropsis pittospororuma coelomycetecolonyDiplodia coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Pittosporaceae/Pittosporum/Pittosporumpittosporumsliveleaf colony of Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by fruitbody Flammulina velutipes var velutipes Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus Agaricales: Physalacriaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipesvelvet shank, winter fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Pittosporaceae/Pittosporum/Pittosporumpittosporumsdeadwood (mainly winter)fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood
wood (decayed) decayed wood is decayed by basidiome Minor Ceriporia viridans a basidiomycete fungus Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Phanerochaetaceae/Ceriporia viridans/Ceriporia viridansa basidiomycete fungusbasidiome Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Pittosporaceae/Pittosporum/PittosporumpittosporumsdecayedwoodMinor basidiome is saprobic on decayed wood
wood (fallen, decayed) fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandMinor Byssomerulius corium Netted Crust Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Phanerochaetaceae/Byssomerulius corium/Byssomerulius coriumnetted crustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Pittosporaceae/Pittosporum/Pittosporumpittosporumsfallen, decayedwoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on fallen, decayed wood
wood (moribund) moribund wood is parasitised by fruitbody Flammulina velutipes var velutipes Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus Agaricales: Physalacriaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipesvelvet shank, winter fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Pittosporaceae/Pittosporum/Pittosporumpittosporumsmoribundwood fruitbody parasitises moribund wood

Author & YearTitleSource
Laundon, G., 1984Diplodia pittospororum and Diplodia pittosporiTBMS Vol 83 (1): 164-166.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Malumphy, C.P. & Halstead, A.J., 2003Cacopsylla fulguralis (Kuwayama), an Asian jumping plant louse (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) causing damage to Elaeagnus in BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. 16: 89-93.
Salisbury, A. & Malumphy, C., 2017Changes in status and distribution of Hydrangea Scale, Pulvinaria hydrangeae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 30: 145-153.

Pittosporum (pittosporums) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
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Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPittosporum (pittosporums)
FamilyPITTOSPORACEAE (pittosporums)
OrderAPIALES (umbellifers, ivies and pennyworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pittosporum (pittosporums)

Pittosporum (pittosporums) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pittosporum (pittosporums):

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