Vitex lucens - Wikipedia
The pūriri moth (or ghost moth) Aenetus virescens is New Zealand's largest and quite spectacular moth, with a potential wing span up to 15 cm. Its 10 cm long larvae, though not restricted to pūriri, often makes its home in the tree by excavating long "7"-shaped burrows .
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Of particular interest is the estimated 2000 to 2500-year-old giant Puriri tree. Being hollow, the tree was used as a resting place for the bones of Distinguished Dead of the Upokorehe Iwi (Tribe). The tree named Taketakerau was highly tapu (Sacred).
Princely puriri - New Zealand Geographic
With their deep green foliage and regal grey trunks, puriri are indeed princes among Northland’s trees. Anave of silver-grey pillars, gnarled and imposing, rises heavenward. Ferns and perching grasses festoon the massive lower branches, while stout roots clasping the trunk reveal the presence of other, even larger tenants higher in the canopy.
Puriri - Tāne’s Tree Trust
Puriri is a coastal and lowland tree, found from the far north to about latitude 39° 30’ – Opunaki on the west coast and Mahia Peninsula on the east. It is common on volcanic and similar soils and more scattered elsewhere. Puriri is the only member of the genus Vitex in New Zealand.
Vitex lucens - New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
Puriri prefers a rich, deep, fertile soil but is surprisingly tolerant of a range of conditions including drought (once established). This is a spectacular specimen tree that deserves to be more widely cultivated than it is.
Pūriri – Vitex lucens - The Meaning of Trees
2013年6月26日 · Pūriri is one of the most commonly used trees in restoration planting as it produces flowers and fruit all year round. It is a key supplier of food to the Kererū, a very important species that is the principal seed disperser for …
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Of particular interest is the 2000/5000 year old giant Puriri tree. Being hollow the tree was used as a resting place for the bones of Distinguished Dead of the Upokorehe. The tree named Taketakerau was highly Tapu.
Puriri - Te Mata Park Trust
BIRDS AND BUGS: A host tree for the caterpillars and pupae of New Zealand’s largest native moth, the puriri moth. Flowers and fruits are present for most or all of the year, so puriri is an important food source for birds. Learn more about puriri….
Vitex lucens - puriri - University of Auckland
Vitex lucens is a large tree with a massive, often irregular, trunk and spreading branches. The distinctive leaves are a bright dark green with 3-5 leaflets arising from a central point. Leaflets have a wavy margin and an uneven, three dimensional surface with recessed veins.
Puriri is a key element in many residual areas of hill slope forest such as along the south-eastern edge of the Kaipara Harbour but only in mature stands. Even advanced regenerating forest generally lacks puriri. The most extensive stands of puriri were seen in the Waimate North - Ohaeawai - Puketona area south of the Waitangi River.
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