- Source: Paratrophis microphylla
Paratrophis microphylla, commonly known as the small-leaved milk tree, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
As a juvenile plant, P. microphylla has distinctive fiddle-shaped leaves and a divaricating growth pattern. It grows in areas of lowland forest where it will grow into a tree around 12 metres (39 feet) high.
The small-leaved milk tree flowers from the middle of spring to summer, with red berries following from late spring to autumn.