Story: Shrubs and small trees of the forest
Putaputawētā (Carpodetus serratus), a common understorey tree, is also known as marble leaf because of its mottled leaves. The tree has a distinct juvenile phase with small leaves on zig-zagging branchlets.
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Photograph by Melanie Lovell-Smith
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