Pokaka

Pokaka
Elaeocarpus hookerianus
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Grows to 12m. A canopy tree similar in appearance to hinau . found in forests and scrublands up to 1050m. Pokaka forms a tree with pale bark. The tough, leathery leaves are 3-11 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The margins of the leaves vary from quite rounded to quite sharply toothed. Pokaka has clusters of greenish-white flowers, followed by purple drupes. Pokaka also has a juvenile form which is quite bushy, with entangled branchlets and variably shaped leaves. Compared to hinau (Elaeocarpus dentatus), the flowers of pokaka are more greenish and the leaves do not have hairs below.

Maori-English dictionary. 2008.

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