Paratrophis microphylla explained

Paratrophis microphylla, commonly known as the small-leaved milk tree, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Description

As a juvenile plant, P. microphylla has distinctive fiddle-shaped leaves and a divaricating growth pattern.[1] It grows in areas of lowland forest where it will grow into a tree around 12m (39feet) high.

The small-leaved milk tree flowers from the middle of spring to summer, with red berries following from late spring to autumn.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: A key to the divaricating shrubs of New Zealand. Department of Botany, Victoria University of Wellington. G. Marie Bulmer. 1958.
  2. Web site: Turepo. Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi Inc. 16 September 2012.