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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
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- ^ "Hīnau, Elaeocarpus - Faculty of Science - The University of Science". The University of Auckland. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Elaeocarpaceae 2 (Wineberry family) - Faculty of Science, University of Auckland". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Elaeocarpus dentatus Hinau". bushmansfriend.co.nz. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand te Papa Tongarewa".