Cheesewood vs Lemonwood

Pittosporum senacia compared with Pittosporum eugenioides

Key Differences

• Cheesewood is Least Concern while Lemonwood is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	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 senacia	Pittosporum eugenioides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cheesewood

LC — Least Concern

Lemonwood

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheesewood	Lemonwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheesewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Cheesewood

The Cheesewood (Pittosporum senacia) is a species in the genus Pittosporum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States