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  1. ID Please

  2. 15/09/2016 10:03:00 a.m. Hirere Ngamoki

    Hi, so I came across this tree while on Ponui island last week and I have no idea what it is.

    Any help with identification is much appreciated.

  3. 15/09/2016 10:03:39 a.m. Hirere Ngamoki

    The leaf, top side.

  4. 15/09/2016 10:04:11 a.m. Hirere Ngamoki

    Leaf, bottom side.

  5. 15/09/2016 10:04:47 a.m. Hirere Ngamoki

    A wider view of the tree.

  6. 15/09/2016 10:05:35 a.m. Hirere Ngamoki

    And the last photo, sorry they're not too clear.

  7. 15/09/2016 10:54:53 a.m. Astrid van Meeuwen-Dijkgraaf

    Hi Hirere - could it be willow-leaved maire, maire taike, Mida salicifolia

    http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=180

  8. 15/09/2016 12:10:51 p.m. Peter de Lange

    Maire Taike (Mida salicifolia) - nice images. This is one of our few truly endemic genera left. Its closest relative is a tiny shrub Nanodea found on the Falklands and Tierra del Fuego - together they belong in the Nanodeaceae. Mida is a hemisparasite - meaning it takes some nutrients from its host but can make its own food. Typical hosts are tanekaha, rimu, kauri, totara, but also mangeo, tawa etc

  9. 25/09/2016 7:05:17 p.m. Hirere Ngamoki

    Thank you Astrid, thank you Peter!

    Much appreciated.

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