The Maori name for the lancewood tree (Pseudopanax crassifolius), a distinctive New Zealand native tree with long, narrow, downward-pointing juvenile leaves that transform dramatically as the tree matures. The juvenile and adult forms look so different they were once classified as separate species.
The bush track was lined with young horoeka, their narrow leaves drooping like fingers.
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(New Zealand) The lancewood tree, .
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