Pterophylla sylvicola

Tōwai, tawhero
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Pterophylla
Species:
P. sylvicola
Binomial name
Pterophylla sylvicola
Sol. ex A.Cunn.
Synonyms[1]
  • Pterophylla sylvicola var. betulina (A.Cunn.) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins
  • Weinmannia betulina A.Cunn.
  • Weinmannia fuchsioides A.Cunn.
  • Weinmannia sylvicola Sol. ex A.Cunn.
  • Weinmannia sylvicola var. betulina (A.Cunn.) Hook.f.

Pterophylla sylvicola, known as tōwai or tawhero, is a medium-sized evergreen tree of the family Cunoniaceae native to northern New Zealand. It is formerly known as Weinmannia sylvicola.[1]