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. Retrieved 16 September 2012.