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NZ Plants
Beilschmiedia tarairi - taraire
Laurel family: Lauraceae
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Branch
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Stem
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Stem, hairs
L Jensen
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Young leaf, upper surface
L Jensen
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Young leaf, upper surface hairs on leaf blade
L Jensen
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Young leaf, upper surface hairs on midvein
L Jensen
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Young leaf, lower surface
L Jensen
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Flower arrangement
L Jensen
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Flower, side view
L Jensen
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Flower, top
L Jensen
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Flower, stamens
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Flower, top view
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Flower, sectional view
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Young fruit
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Mature fleshy, single-seeded fruit (drupe)
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Beilschmedia taraire is a large forest tree with sturdy spreading branches and distinctive broad leathery oval leaves. A fine covering of hairs is present on young stems and leaves which when mature are a dark glossy green. The small flowers are followed in the autumn by erect deep purple fleshy fruits (drupes). Beilschmiedia is a mostly pan-tropical genus of aromatic evergreen trees and shrubs. The genus is named after the German botanist, Carl Traugott Beilschmied, 1793-1848.
All three species are endemic.
More on tarairi: Takana Newsletter
Vegetative characteristics |
Reproductive characteristics |
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Plant form: tree up to 25 m |
Arrangement of parts: symmetric |
Flower size: 3-5 mm diam. |
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Leaf form: undivided, broadly oblong |
Tepals (sepals indistinguishable from petals): 6, green |
Leaf size: 7-14 cm |
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Leaf arrangement: singly on the stem |
Sexuality: bisexual |
Leaf attachment: |
Stamens: 9-12 |
Leaf margin: smooth |
Ovary: above tepals |
Leaf surface: hairs on young leaves |
Fruit: fleshy |
