Streblus heterophyllus
Streblus heterophyllus, commonly known as the small-leaved milk tree, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae that is endemic to New Zealand.
| Streblus heterophyllus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Streblus |
| Species: | S. heterophyllus |
| Binomial name | |
| Streblus heterophyllus (Blume) Corner | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paratrophis microphylla | |
Description
As a juvenile plant, S. heterophyllus has distinctive fiddle-shaped leaves and a divaricating growth pattern.[1] It grows in areas of lowland forest where it will grow into a tree around 12 metres (39 feet) high.
The small-leaved milk tree flowers from the middle of spring to summer, with red berries following from late spring to autumn.[2]
Small-leaved milk tree seedling with its juvenile foliage
Foliage with berries
References
- G. Marie Bulmer (1958). A key to the divaricating shrubs of New Zealand. Department of Botany, Victoria University of Wellington.
- "Turepo". Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi Inc. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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