''Pittosporum turneri'', commonly called Turner's kohuhu or the tent pole tree, is a species of plant in the

Pittosporaceae Pittosporaceae is a family of flowering plants that consists of 200–240 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas in 9 genera. Habitats range from tropical to temperate climates of the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Oceanian, and Australasian realms. T ...

family. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to New Zealand. ''P. turneri'' was first described by

Donald Petrie Donald Mark Petrie (born April 2, 1954) is an American film director and actor. Life and career Petrie was born in New York City, New York, the son of Dorothea (née Grundy), a television producer, actor, and novelist, and Daniel Petrie, a dir ...

in 1925. The species flowers between the months of October to December. ''P. turneri'' is threatened by possums. It is regarded as being Nationally Vulnerable.

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turneri Endemic flora of New Zealand Conservation dependent plants Near threatened biota of Oceania Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{NewZealand-plant-stub