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Putaputawētā

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Putaputawētā

Putaputawētā (Carpodetus serratus), a common understorey tree, is also known as marble leaf because of its mottled leaves. The tree has a distinct juvenile phase with small leaves on zig-zagging branchlets.

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Joanna Orwin, Shrubs and small trees of the forest – Lookalike subcanopy trees, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13798/putaputaweta (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Joanna Orwin, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.