Pterophylla racemosa

Kāmahi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Pterophylla
Species:
P. racemosa
Binomial name
Pterophylla racemosa
(L.f.) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins (2021)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Leiospermum racemosum (L.f.) D.Don (1830)
  • Weinmannia racemosa L.f. (1782)
  • Weinmannia speciosa Banks & Sol. ex A.Cunn. (1839)
  • Windmannia racemosa (L.f.) Kuntze (1891)

Pterophylla racemosa, known as the kāmahi, is an evergreen tree native to New Zealand. It is part of the Pterophylla genus which mostly includes sub-tropical species, but the kāmahi is found in a variety of New Zealand climates from coastal areas to high-elevation inland areas.

  1. ^ a b Pterophylla racemosa (L.f.) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 17 April 2023.