The Tarata (Pittosporum eugenioides) is a small tree noted for its purple blossom.
The Tawairauriki (Fagus Solandri) is the "White Birch" of settlers. It reaches upwards of a hundred feet; but its timber is inferior and less durable than that of either the red or black varieties.
The Titoki (Alectryon excelsum) is one of the larger trees. Its timber is strong, tough, and durable. Its seed is full of a fine fixed oil, which the Maori used to extract and employ as an unguent.
The Manawa, or "mangrove" (Avicennia officinalis), is very plentiful in the north, along the shores of tidal waters. The wood is found useful for some minor purposes, and might be used as a source of crude soda, perhaps.
The Ngaio (Myoporum laetum) is a small bushy tree, capable of being grown into hedges.
The Neinei (Dracophyllum latifolium) is but a small tree. The wood is hard, and is valued for making mallets and the handles of implements.
The Mapau (Myrsine Urvillei) affords good material for fencing.
The Mapauriki (Pittosporum tenuifolium) has handsome foliage, and a dark purple flower, and can be grown as a shelter tree.
The Kaiwhiria (Hedycarya dentata) is remarkable on the same account.