Meryta sinclairii

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Common name: puka

Family: Araliaceae (Ginseng)

Comments: Habit: Fast growing, small, bushy tree to 5m tall.
Foliage: Large, glossy green leaves.
Cultivation information: Does well in coastal conditions. Frost tender.
Further details: New Zealand native from the Three Kings Islands, does not occur naturally on the mainland.

1: Cook H6 (T3/H6) • Accession: T3/2018-0173/A • Provenance: Garden
2: Vireya (south side) V3 (T3/V3) • Accession: T3/2017-0158/C • Provenance: Garden
3: Vireya (south side) V3 (T3/V3) • Accession: T3/2017-0158/B • Provenance: Garden
4: Vireya (under cafe deck) (T3/V1) • Accession: T3/2017-0158/A • Provenance: Garden

Pukeiti

Plant Hunter’s Station

Taxon

Meryta sinclairii

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