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Kunzea salterae
Also called Whale Island Kānuka
Kunzea salterae, also known by the Māori name Moutohora kānuka, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Moutohora Island in New Zealand. It is a much-branched shrub or small spreading tree with needle-like leaves, sprays of white flowers and small cup-shaped or urn-shaped fruit.
This kunzea grows in shrubland and regenerating forest on Moutohora Island.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kunzea salterae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
