2011-12-15

Hīnau




Elaeocarpus dentatus

Elaeocarpus dentatus
drawing by Frederick Polydore Nodder,
The Endeavour Botanical Illustrations, Natural History Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Elaeocarpus
Species: E. dentatus
Binomial name
Elaeocarpus dentatus
(J.R.Forst.& G.Forst.) Vahl.

Elaeocarpus dentatus, commonly known as the Hinau, is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family, bearing bitter edible fruit found in New Zealand.

It was first collected on 5 November 1769.

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