Elaeocarpus dentatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
Species: | E. dentatus
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Binomial name | |
Elaeocarpus dentatus | |
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Natural range of Hīnau | |
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Elaeocarpus dentatus, commonly known as hinau (Māori: hīnau), is a native lowland forest tree of New Zealand. Other names in Māori for the tree are hangehange, pōkākā, and whīnau.
A member of the family Elaeocarpaceae, it is found on both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, but not on Stewart Island.[4] The leaves are dark green, with a toothed edge. On the underside of the leaf small domatia are present.[5] Clusters of small white flowers are produced in spring, and in late summer the flowers form into a fleshy fruit.[6]
It was officially first recorded for science by botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander on 5 November 1769.[7]