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Neinei

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Neinei

Neinei (Dracophyllum latifolium) is one of the large-leaved grass trees. Its long, arching leaves grow in tufts at the tips of slender branches. Neinei grows in the northern half of the North Island.

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Joanna Orwin, Shrubs and small trees of the forest – Tree dracophyllums: īnanga and neinei, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13869/neinei (accessed 4 June 2026).

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

Comments

Fiona Gillespie
06 October 2024
Are there any known southern African type Aloes known in Aotearoa? I have one that looks almost like an ancestor of Neinei.