Streblus heterophyllus (Streblus heterophyllus)
Description
Streblus heterophyllus, commonly known as the small-leaved milk tree, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae that is endemic to New Zealand. As a juvenile plant S. heterophyllus has distinctive fiddle shaped leaves and a divaricating growth pattern. It grows in areas of lowland forest where it will grow into a tree around 12 metres high. The small-leaved milk tree flowers from the middle of spring to summer, with red berries following from late spring to autumn.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Rosales
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Family: Moraceae
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Genus: Streblus
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