• Source: Pittosporum umbellatum
  • Pittosporum umbellatum (Māori: haekaro) is a small evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand.


    Description


    Pittosporum umbellatum is endemic to the coastal forests in the North Island from North Cape to Gisborne. It is small tree (average 7 m (23 ft) tall, up to 12 m (39 ft)) bearing flat smooth glossy green oval leaves and clusters of small pinkish or red flowers with a pale body on long stalks and 1.5 cm-wide (0.59 in) capsules that split into two to show the black sticky seeds. Its leaves are 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) long, and are ridged along the upper surface


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