Pittosporum umbellatum (Māori: haekaro) is a small evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Haekaro 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
- Pittosporum huttonianum
- Pittosporum ellipticum
- Rapanea melanophloeos
- Pittosporum colensoi
- Drimys winteri
- Pittosporum kirkii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Pittosporaceae
- Genus
- Pittosporum
- Species
- Pittosporum umbellatum
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