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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Large-leaved kowhai being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sophora chathamica
- Sophora cassioides
- Sophora microphylla
- Sophora godleyi
- Sophora molloyi
- Sophora denudata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Sophora
- Species
- Sophora tetraptera
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