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Tōwai or Tawhero (Weinmannia silvicola), a medium-sized tree of the family Cunoniaceae, is a very common tree in the north of the North Island of New Zealand, occurring in forest and forest margins from North Cape south to the Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland. Tōwai grows up to 15 metres tall or more, with a trunk up to 1 metre in diameter.
The juvenile foliage of
W. silvicola
A closely related tree, Kāmahi (W. racemosa), replaces tōwai south of latitude 38°S.
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[edit] Further reading
- Metcalf, Laurie, 2002. A Photographic Guide to Trees of New Zealand. Tāmaki-makau-rau: New Holland.
- Salmon, J.T., 1986. The Native Trees of New Zealand. Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara: Heinneman Reed.
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