Olearia colensoi

Olearia colensoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Olearia
Species:	O. colensoi
Binomial name
	Olearia colensoi; Hook.f.

Olearia colensoi, commonly known as tupare (from the Māori tūpare) or leatherwood,^[1] is a sub-alpine shrub that is endemic to New Zealand. Other names it is known by in Māori are kūmarahou and kūmararaunui.^[2]

O. colensoi can grow into a tree 10 metres high that has thick, serrated leaves. The bark is light brown and papery with branches covered in woolly hairs. The flowers are typically dark red or yellow.^[3]

References[]

^ "Olearia colensoi var. colensoi". nzpcn. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ Allan, H. H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta. Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones.1. Wellington, N.Z.,
^ "Search - Olearia". Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

External links[]

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[nzpcn-1] "Olearia colensoi var. colensoi". nzpcn. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[2] Allan, H. H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta. Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones.1. Wellington, N.Z.,

[MāoriDict-3] "Search - Olearia". Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

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