About Pittosporum multiflorum (A.Cunn. ex London) L.W.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford
Pittosporum multiflorum is a shrub that reaches 1 to 3 meters in height. It is heavily branched and bears small spines. Its leaves are nearly circular, 3 to 12 millimeters long, and have almost no leaf stalks. Most leaves have toothed margins, though entire margins rarely occur. Flowering takes place in spring or summer. The plant’s orange fruit often remains attached to it for an extended period. Regeneration from fresh seed is slow, but it is fairly reliable. This species is very similar to its close relative Pittosporum spinescens, but can be easily told apart by its toothed leaf margins. The 1889 book *The Useful Native Plants of Australia* records that common names for this species include "Native Orange" and "Orange Thorn", and notes that "The fruit is an orange berry with a leathery skin, about one inch and a half in diameter. The seeds are large. It is eaten by the aboriginals."
