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Hinau may refer to: *''Elaeocarpus dentatus ''Elaeocarpus dentatus'', commonly known as hinau ( mi, hīnau), is a native lowland forest tree of New Zealand. Other names in Māori for the tree are , , and . A member of the family Elaeocarpaceae, it is found on both the North and South Is ...'', a New Zealand native tree * HMNZS ''Hinau'', the name of two ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy {{Disambiguation ...
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Elaeocarpus Dentatus
''Elaeocarpus dentatus'', commonly known as hinau ( mi, hīnau), is a native lowland forest tree of New Zealand. Other names in Māori for the tree are , , and . A member of the family Elaeocarpaceae, it is found on both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, but not on Stewart Island. The leaves are dark green, with a toothed edge. On the underside of the leaf small domatia are present. Clusters of small white flowers are produced in spring, and in late summer the flowers form into a fleshy fruit. It was officially first recorded for science by botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander on 5 November 1769. Description ''E. dentatus'' is a tree which reaches a height of around 18 m (59 ft.) and has a trunk of around 1 m (3.2 ft.) in diameter with greyish bark which roughens with age. The sapwood is white and the heartwood is dark brown. The latter, being heavy and strong, is used for making fence posts though is rarely milled because it is often hol ...
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