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Kahikatea

Whakamārama

He rākau tino roa. E mata ana he rite ngā rau ki o te miro, he kōekoeko te tupu. Kia pakari, kua rite ngā rau ki o te rimu. Ko ngā kākano he pango, he karaka te koroi.

Scope Note

A very tall tree, conical when young. The seeds are black and sit on orange fruit. The juvenile foliage is like the miro but the adult foliage is like the rimu. Dacrycarpus dacrydioides.

Tukutuku/Used For

Kahika
Katea

English Used For

Pines, White
White pines

Tahūhū/Broader Term

Rākau whakakake

Heke/Narrower Term

Koroī