Weinmannia silvicola

Tōwai, tawhero
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Oxalidales
Family:Cunoniaceae
Genus:Weinmannia
Species: W. silvicola
Binomial name
Weinmannia silvicola
Sol. ex A.Cunn.

Weinmannia silvicola, known as tōwai or tawhero, is a medium-sized evergreen tree of the family Cunoniaceae native to northern New Zealand. It grows to 15 m or more, with a trunk up to 1 m in diameter. Adult leaves are toothed and leathery, with up to five pairs of leaflets. Juvenile leaves are thinner and have up to ten pairs of leaflets. Flowers are small and pink or white, occurring in 8–12 cm racemes. Fruits are 4–5 cm capsules,[1] which release many tiny seeds that are dispersed by wind.[2] Tōwai occurs in forest and forest margins from North Cape south to the Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland.[3] A closely related tree, Kāmahi (W. racemosa), replaces tōwai south of latitude 37°S.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand plant conservation network". Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  2. ↑ "T.E.R.R.A.I.N." Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  3. ↑ "Flora of New Zealand". Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  4. ↑ "Flora of New Zealand (W. Racemosa)". Retrieved 2013-11-24.
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