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Whiteywood or Mahoe (female)

Melicytus ramiflorus

Photo by Andrea Lim
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Tree to 4m, beautiful shiny serrated leaves. Clusters of purple berries (4mm) growing up the stems. Endemic to New Zealand. Plants are dioecious. Male plants have small clusters of yellowish flowers and as seen in the pictures is the female plant.

Habitat:

Growing in forest near Te Mata Lodge, New Zealand

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Melicytus ramiflorus

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Comments (1)
PetriceFischer
Do you know what the red ones are I think that is purple it's a pretty color

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Trees of the World
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Fruiting Bodies of the World
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Flora and Fauna of New Zealand
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Biodiversity of North Island, New Zealand

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PublishedMarch 28, 2013

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