MARBLE
Marbleleaf - Carpodetus Serratus
putaputawētā, piripiriwhataNot Available
Common Names: marbleleaf, putaputawētā, piripiriwhata
A small, native tree that can grow up to 10 m tall. It has smallish round or oval distinctively mottled (hence common name) toothed leaves; branchlets zig
zag (particularly when young). It has white, hermaphroditic flowers (both male & female). It flowers from November to March. .
These are usually found in Coastal to montane (10-1000 m a.s.l.). Moist broadleaf forest, locally common in beech forest. A frequent
component of secondary forest. Streamsides and forest margins.
Source: https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/carpodetus-serratus/
