Alectryon excelsus

"Tītoki" redirects here. For the town in New Zealand's Northland region, see Titoki, New Zealand.

Tītoki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Alectryon
Species:
A. excelsus
Binomial name
Alectryon excelsus
Alectryon excelsus – New Zealand native tree, grows up to 12-20m in height. Tītoki is Māori name, sometimes called NZ oak. You can see the ripe fruits, the capsule splits open, revealing a black seed and flashy red aril – food for kererū and other native birds.
Alectryon excelsus leaves and bark. Taken from the bush remnants on the west side of Banks Peninsula.

Alectryon excelsus, commonly known as tītoki,[1] or sometimes New Zealand oak, is a shiny-leaved tree native to New Zealand. It is in the family Sapindaceae. It lives in coastal and lowland forests throughout most of the North Island and from Banks Peninsula to central Westland in the South Island.

  1. ^ Lehnebach, Carlos A.; Regnault, Claire; Rice, Rebecca; Awa, Isaac Te; Yates, Rachel A. (1 November 2023). Flora: Celebrating our Botanical World. Te Papa Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-9911509-1-2.