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Pseudowintera, commonly known as horopito, is a genus of woody evergreen flowering trees and shrubs, part of family Winteraceae. The species of Pseudowintera are native to New Zealand. Winteraceae are magnoliids, associated with the humid Antarctic flora of the southern hemisphere. Horopito can be chewed for a hot, peppery taste.
Horopito spreads naturally through regrowth on cleared land but may often be found in domestic gardens as a decorative plant. Planting for commercial purposes has begun in recent years.
Pseudowintera is one of the major plants used in traditional Māori medicine. The name horopito appears to be unique to Māori language, as there is no evidence of its use in other Polynesian languages to describe similar plants.
Lowland Horopito · Mountain Horopito · Pseudowintera traversii
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