Biology:Weinmannia silvicola
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Short description: Species of tree
| Towai, tawhero | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Cunoniaceae |
| Genus: | Weinmannia |
| Species: | W. silvicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Weinmannia silvicola Sol. ex A.Cunn.
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Weinmannia silvicola, known as towai or tawhero, is a medium-sized evergreen tree of the family Cunoniaceae native to northern New Zealand. It grows to 15 m or more, with a trunk up to 1 m in diameter. Adult leaves are toothed and leathery, with up to five pairs of leaflets. Juvenile leaves are thinner and have up to ten pairs of leaflets. Flowers are small and pink or white, occurring in 8–12 cm racemes. Fruits are 4–5 cm capsules,[1] which release many tiny seeds that are dispersed by wind.[2] Towai occurs in forest and forest margins from North Cape south to the Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland.[3] A closely related tree, kamahi (W. racemosa), replaces towai south of latitude 37°S.[4]
Foliage
Flowers
References
- ↑ "New Zealand plant conservation network". http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=1369. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- ↑ "T.E.R.R.A.I.N.". http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/table-1/towai.html. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- ↑ "Flora of New Zealand". http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Taxon.aspx?id=_8baefa1c-7f7d-4167-bd2d-b2acf34cf3f3&fileName=Flora%201.xml. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- ↑ "Flora of New Zealand (W. Racemosa)". http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Taxon.aspx?id=_ed495d52-874c-4453-b5a8-c04a6e3a45f7&fileName=Flora%201.xml. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
Wikidata ☰ Q5242716 entry
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