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Sophora tetraptera
Also called Large Leaved Kowhai
Sophora tetraptera, commonly known as large-leaved kōwhai, is a tree that grows naturally in the central east of the North Island of New Zealand. It has larger, more widely spaced, leaflets than the other seven species of kōwhai.
Sophora tetraptera is one of three known native species that hosts the native longhorn beetle Coptomma variegatum.
Sophora alopecuroides · Sophora cassioides · Coastal Kōwhai · Mamani · Sophora fernandeziana · Shrubby sophora · Brush Sophora · Waitakere Kowhai · Godley’s Kōwhai · Lord Howe Kowhai · Western necklacepod · Sophora longicarinata
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sophora tetraptera 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.
