Anacardiaceae
Fls perfect to unisexual, regular, panicled. Sepals 3-7, connate at base; petals 3-7 or 0, free; stamens us. 10 in 2 whorls; disk intrastaminal. Ovary superior, us. 1-celled; ovule 1, pend.; style 1. Fr. drupaceous, with resinous mesocarp; embryo curved, cots fleshy. Trees or shrubs with resinous bark, alt., compound, exstipulate lvs. Widespread family with about 75 genera and 600 spp. The N.Z. genus and sp. endemic to Three Kings Is. For a detailed account see Oliver (Rec. Auck. Inst. Mus. 3, 1948, 224-226).
