Olearia rani

Olearia rani
	Olearia rani foliage
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Olearia
Species:	O. rani
Binomial name
	Olearia rani; (A.Cunn.) Druce

Olearia rani, or heketara as it is known in Maori is a common small forest tree of New Zealand. It grows in lowland forest throughout the North Island and in the northern half of the South Island.^[1]

Its leaves have white undersides and prominent veins. During the spring the tree produces clusters of small white flowers.

References

^ "Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand,". Shrubs and small trees of the forest - Underside of heketara leaves.

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[1] "Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand,". Shrubs and small trees of the forest - Underside of heketara leaves.

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