Paratrophis microphylla

Paratrophis microphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Paratrophis
Species:	P. microphylla
Binomial name
Paratrophis microphylla (Raoul) Cockayne (1915)
Synonyms [1]
Epicarpurus microphyllusRaoul (1844) Paratrophis heterophyllaBlume (1856) Paratrophis opacaDruce (1917), nom. superfl. Streblus heterophyllus(Blume) Corner (1962) Taxotrophis microphylla(Raoul) F.Muell. (1868) Trophis opacaBanks & Sol. ex Hook.f. (1853), nom. superfl.

Paratrophis microphylla, commonly known as the small-leaved milk tree, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[2]

Description

As a juvenile plant, P. microphylla has distinctive fiddle-shaped leaves and a divaricating growth pattern. ^[3] It grows in areas of lowland forest where it will grow into a tree around 12 metres (39 feet) high.

The small-leaved milk tree flowers from the middle of spring to summer, with red berries following from late spring to autumn. ^[4]

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  Small-leaved milk tree seedling with its juvenile foliage
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  Foliage with berries

References

1. Paratrophis microphylla (Raoul) Cockayne. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 23 April 2024.
2. "Streblus heterophyllus". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
3. G. Marie Bulmer (1958). A key to the divaricating shrubs of New Zealand. Department of Botany, Victoria University of Wellington.
4. "Turepo". Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi Inc. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2012.