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rōhutu
Neomyrtus pedunculata
Neomyrtus is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae described in 1941. It contains only one known species, Neomyrtus pedunculata, which is endemic to New Zealand with the common Māori name rōhutu. It is a small tree or shrub up to 8 metres found on both the North Island and the South Island.
From the article Neomyrtus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This slender trunked tree is found in lowland to montane forest and often is a conspicuous component of riparian podocarp forest, and in South Island grey scrubland. It is often overlooked unless in flower or fruit. The pale grey to almost silvery bark on slender trunks with open, few to many branches, are upright or spreading. Branchlets are 4 sided with opposite thick, glandular leaves that are pale green oval shaped and paler underneath. Flowers are white or cream, usually solitary, born on long slender pedicles, 10-15mm, in the axilla. Berries are round, red, yellow or orange with 1 - 7 seeds per berry.
Wikipedia: “Description and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 404136.