Puka or pukanui
Meryta sinclairii
The story
To the Māori people of New Zealand, this remarkable large-leafed evergreen tree is known by the name Pukanui. It stands as a unique temperate representative of its genus, Meryta, which otherwise consists of resinous trees spread across the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Sources: Wikidata, en.wikipedia.org
- Family
- Araliaceae
About
Meryta sinclairii, commonly known as the puka or pukanui, is a large-leafed evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand that grows to about 8 metres tall, with the distinctly tropical appearance typical of the genus. There are about 27 species of Meryta, all small, resinous trees of the subtropical and tropical Pacific Ocean.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Meryta sinclairii
- Slug
- meryta-sinclairii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Meryta
- Species
- sinclairii
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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