Ko te Tāwhai raunui he rākau whakakake o Aotearoa. He momo tāwhai, he rarahi, he niniho ngā rau. He puwhero ngā raurau pūhouhou i te takurua. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao ko Nothofagus fusca. Ko te ingoa i te reo Pākehā he Red Beech.