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Kāmahi leaves and fruit

Kāmahi leaves and fruit

Kāmahi (Weinmannia racemosa) is the main broadleaf tree in high-altitude forests. In late summer it develops an attractive reddish hue from the many fruit spikes above its leaf tips. These leaves are from an adult tree.

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Department of Conservation
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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Tall broadleaf trees', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
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