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Mahoe, Whiteywood
| Common
name: Mahoe, Whiteywood |
Botanical
name: Melicytus ramiflorus |
| Family: Violaceae
(Violet family) |
Maximum height: Up
to 10 m (sometimes more). Trunk up to 60 cm in diameter. |
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| Where found: |
- Lowland and mountain forests.
- Tolerates poor soils but prefers moist soil and will tolerate
wet soil.
- Mature forest/regenerating forest/forest margins. It is often
predominant on partially cleared land.
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| Description: |
- Small branching tree.
- Serrated leaves. Young leaves are bright yellow-green 5-15 cm
long and 3-5 cm wide.
- Violet berries 4-5 mm long form clusters along the branches
of female trees from November to March.
- Bark is whiteish and generally covered with fine white lichens.
- Small purple berries eaten by birds.
- Tolerant of frost/wind/salt. Hardy and can withstand wind but
will often become misshapen and gnarled in windy places. Environmental
Tolerances - key
- Leaves palatable to possums.
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PHOTO: Peter Winter
PHOTO: Peter Winter
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