Cape cheesewood vs Lemonwood

Pittosporum viridiflorum compared with Pittosporum eugenioides

Key Differences

• Cape cheesewood is Least Concern while Lemonwood is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape cheesewood	Lemonwood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Apiales (Apiales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family same	Pittosporaceae	Pittosporaceae
Genus same	Pittosporum	Pittosporum
Species	Pittosporum viridiflorum	Pittosporum eugenioides

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape cheesewood and Lemonwood share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pittosporum.

Conservation Status

Cape cheesewood

LC — Least Concern

Lemonwood

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape cheesewood	Lemonwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape cheesewood

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea, India, Jamaica, and United States.

Lemonwood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Portugal, and United States.

Cape cheesewood

The Cape cheesewood (Pittosporum viridiflorum) is a species in the genus Pittosporum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States