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Sophora fulvida leaves
Conservation status
Invalid status (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Sophoreae
Genus:	Sophora
Species:	S. fulvida
Binomial name
*Sophora fulvida* Heenan & de Lange

Kowhai (Sophora fulvida), also known as west coast kowhai is one of 8 species of native sophora or kowhai in New Zealand and grows naturally around the Northland, Auckland and Waikato regions of New Zealand.

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, it is classified as "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon", because of its restricted range.

Sophora fulvida tree

Sophora fulvida kowhai flowers

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