Ko te Hututāwhai 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 truncata. He ingoa reo Māori anō, ko te Tāwhai raunui. Ko te ingoa i te reo Pākehā he Hard Beech.