Hīnau

Ko te Hīnau he rākau whakaruruhau o Aotearoa. He rākau ātaahua tēnei e tupu haere noa iho. Ki ētahi, ko whīnau kē te ingoa anō o tēnei rākau. Ko ngā pua o te Hīnau, he ātaahua, he mā. He porouri ngā hua, ka tahua ki te hāngi, he kai a ngā tūpuna. Ka whakamahia hoki te Hīnau hei rongoā whakaora. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao o te Hīnau he Elaeocarpus dentatus.
Tohutoro
Metcalf, Laurie, 2002. A Photographic Guide to Trees of New Zealand. Tāmaki-makau-rau: New Holland.
Salmon, J.T., 1986. The Native Trees of New Zealand. Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara: Heinneman Reed.

Category:Rākau whakaruruhau o Aotearoa