Laurelia novae-zelandiae

Laurelia novae-zelandiae

taxobox
status = LR/lc
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Laurales
familia = Atherospermataceae
genus = "Laurelia"
species = "L. novae-zelandiae"
binomial = "Laurelia novae-zelandiae"
binomial_authority = |

"Laurelia novae-zelandiae" (also called Pukatea) is a large evergreen tree, endemic to the forests of New Zealand.

Distribution

Pukatea grows throughout the North Island of New Zealand, and the northern third of the South Island. It often grows in damp low-land forests, especially gullies.

Description

Pukatea can grow to a height of 40 m and is the only New Zealand native tree developing large plank-buttresses. Its dark green, elliptic leaves are 5-7 cm long and coarsely toothed.

Uses

Historically, the light, but tough timber of pukatea has been used for boat building. An extract from the bark containing the alkaloid pukateine is used in traditional Maori herbal medicine as an analgesic. [ [http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/UsesOfTheBush/PlantExtracts/1/ENZ-Resources/Standard/1/en Pukatea. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand] ] [ [http://pharmacy.otago.ac.nz/rongoa/pages/pukatea.htm Pukatea. University of Otago Pharmacy Dept.] ]

References

* [http://www.teara.govt.nz/ENZ-Utility/Search/en?q=pukatea "Te ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand" - Search on Pukatea]


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