Flora of New Zealand Series

Type locality: near Stratford. Type: A, T. F. Cheeseman, Jan. 1885.

Rather slender shrub or tree up to c. 5 m. tall, with stoutish glab. ascending branches and branchlets. Lvs on slender pubescent petioles 10-25 mm. long. Stipules broad-oblong, connate, obtuse, ± ciliolate; denticle prominent, stout, acute to acuminate. Lamina membr. to thinly coriac., pubescent above on midrib, ovate to oblong, acute, us. apiculate, rather abruptly narrowed into petiole; margins slightly wavy, sts crenulate; ± 70-106 × 30-45 mm. Reticulated veins fine, evident. ♂ in clusters of 2-3 on short branchlets; calyx 0; corolla subcampanulate, lobes short, acute. ♀ in clusters of opp. pairs, on short lfy branchlets; calyx-teeth short, ciliolate; corolla tubular, lobes short, acute. Drupe orange, ovoid, 7-8 mm. long.

DIST.: N. Lowland to montane forest from c. lat. 37º 30' to 40º, especially on alluvial soils; occ. in ± reduced form in montane shrubland.