| Elaeocarpus dentatus | |
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| drawing by Frederick Polydore Nodder, The Endeavour Botanical Illustrations, Natural History Museum |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
| Species: | E. dentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaeocarpus dentatus (J.R.Forst.& G.Forst.) Vahl. |
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Elaeocarpus dentatus, commonly known as Hinau, is a native lowland forest tree of New Zealand.
A member of the Elaeocarpaceae family, it is found on both the North and South Island's of New Zealand, but not on Stewart Island.[1] The leaves are dark green, with a toothed edge. On the underside of the leaf small pits are present.[2] Clusters of small white flowers are produced in spring, and in late summer the flowers form into a fleshy fruit.[3]
It was officially first recorded for science by botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander on 5 November 1769.[4]