Nestegis cunninghamii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Oleaceae
Tribus: Oleeae
Subtribus: Oleinae
Genus: Nestegis
Species: Nestegis cunninghamii
Name

Nestegis cunninghamii (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson, 1958

References

O. Degener, Fl. Hawaiiensis 300. 1958
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nestegis cunninghamii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Nestegis cunninghamii, commonly called black maire is a native tree of New Zealand.

Nestegis cunninghamii grows to over 20 metres high, and has long, leathery leaves that have a recessed mid-rib. The tree has rough, cork-like bark, and produces red or yellow fruits.

Black maire is now found only in small areas of the North Island forest because of its high value as a hard timber and for firewood.[2]
References

"Nestegis cunninghamii (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 June 2013 – via The Plant List.
"Maire (Black) Nestegis cunninghamii". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 30 May 2012.