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Pūriri

Vitex lucens

Also known as: Puriri, Vitex lucens

A large evergreen broadleaf tree endemic to the northern North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Reaches 20m with a spreading crown, glossy palmately-compound leaves, and pink-red flowers and red drupes produced almost year-round — making it one of the most important year-round bird-food sources in the northern lowland forest.

Scientific

Vitex lucens (family Lamiaceae) is a substantial broadleaf, distinctive for its glossy palmate leaves with five leaflets and its prolonged flowering period — flowers and fruit can be found on a single tree for much of the year. Pollinated by tūī and bellbirds; seeds dispersed by kererū.

The wood is dense and durable; traditional Māori uses include house construction and tool-making.

See also

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  • Contained by: [[tamaki-makaurau]]
  • Grown by: [[ecomatters-community-nursery]] · [[kaipatiki-project-native-plant-nursery]]

Sources

  • DOC pūriri species pages
  • NZ Plant Conservation Network

A plant entry in the 0mn1.one [[directory]].

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EcoMatters Community Nursery

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tamaki-makaurau

A community native-plant nursery operated by EcoMatters Environment Trust at 1 Olympic Place in New Lynn, West Auckland. Eco-sources from the Waitākere Ecological District and grows 30+ native species suited to stream and wetland environments. Plants are available online via click-and-collect; the operation supports both local restoration projects and home/landscape gardens.

Kaipātiki Project Native Plant Nursery

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tamaki-makaurau

A community-driven, chemical-free native plant nursery on Auckland's North Shore, operating two sites — Birkdale (17 Lauderdale Road) and Engine Bay garden at Hobsonville Point. Eco-sources, propagates, and pots up tens of thousands of native plants annually across 80+ species, supplying local reserve restoration and community planting projects. Member of Te Aka Kōtuia, Auckland's network of iwi and community native nurseries.

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