| Olearia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Olearia |
| Species: | O. rani |
| Binomial name | |
| Olearia rani (A.Cunn.) Druce |
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Olearia rani, or Heketara as it is known in Maori is a common small forest tree of New Zealand. It grows in lowland forest throughout the North Island and in the northern half of the South Island.[1]
Its leaves have white undersides and prominent veins. During the spring the tree produces clusters of small white flowers.