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Mataī (1st of 5)

Mataī

Mataī (Prumnopitys taxofolia, a tall tree of fertile lowland soils, grows throughout New Zealand. It usually forms part of an emergent, scattered layer of conifer trees above a broadleaf canopy.

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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Conifers', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/conifers/5/1/1