Puri ( lat.Vitex lucens ) - a plant; a species of the genus Vitex of the family Iasnatkovye , endemic of New Zealand , was opened to Europeans by the team of J. Cook in 1769 , but for a long time it was practically not studied. Classified by A. Cunningham only in 1826 [2]
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Botanical Description
Puri is an evergreen tree 12–20 m high and a trunk diameter of 50–150 cm with a light brown scaly bark .
Leaves are opposite, ellipsoidal , dark green, up to 12 cm long.
Inflorescence is a panicle with 10-15 red flowers. The diameter of the flowers is 2.5-4 cm [3] [4] .
Distribution and habitat
In nature, puri grows in separate populations on the North Island north of 39 ° S. sh., more common in the Waikato region. It mainly grows to an altitude of 800 m above sea level [5] . It is also found on Motutapu Island and small islands near the North Island.
Economic Significance and Application
Fruits and nectar of flowers used by birds and insects .
Previously, the Maori used puri tinctures as an anesthetic and when washing the bodies of the dead. Puriree tree planting was discovered in Maori burial sites [6] .
Gallery
Old Puri Tree
Puri leaves
Puri flower
Puri Botanical Illustration
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
- ↑ Cheeseman . Illustrations of the New Zealand Flora. - Vol. 2. - 1914.
- ↑ PURIRI. Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
- ↑ Eagles A. Trees and shrubs of New Zealand. - Vol. one revised. - 1986.
- ↑ Dykgraaf AC Princely puriri. // New Zealand Geographic. - 1992 .-- # 13.
- ↑ Burstal SW, Sale EV Great trees of New Zealand. - 1984.