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Description: Alectryon excelsus - New Zealand native tree, grows up to 12-20m in height. Titoki is Maori name, sometimes called NZ oak. You can see the ripe fruits, the capsule splits open, revealing a black seed and flashy red aril - food for NZ pigeons and other native birds. Found as a street tree in outer Auckland. The berries of this plant are used to make Ti-toki Liqueur which is exported to Japan, Australia, Fiji and the United Kingdom.
Title: Alectryon excelsus 1
Credit: Titoki - Alectryon excelsus (fruit, seeds)
Author: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia
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