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Rapanea divaricata
Also called Weeping Mapou
Myrsine divaricata also known as weeping māpou or weeping matipo, is a small tree up to 4 metres (13 ft) tall or often a shrub endemic to New Zealand. It has a strongly divaricating habit with interlaced branches. The woody parts are stiff and pubescent when young. The small leathery simple leaves are borne on short petioles and may be slightly two lobed at the end. The very small yellow or reddish flowers may be borne singly or in small groups which mature into small purple, occasionally white, fruit.
This species has been described as a generalist because it can be found in a wide range of habitats throughout New Zealand. However, it especially prefers high fertility sites.
Myrsine adamsonii · African Boxwood · Myrsine andersonii · Mapou · Myrsine brownii · Myrsine bullata · Myrsine ceylanica · Cook Islands Myrsine · Myrsine collina · Leathery colicwood · Summit colicwood · Myrsine diazii
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