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matipoa. Pittosporum tenuifolium?

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matipoa ? likely misspelling

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"a tree containing turpentine" (Taylor 1870)

Matipoa might appear to be a misspelling of matipou, though matipo [sic], Myrsine australis, is listed separately by Taylor.

Taylor could possibly be referring to Pittosporum tenuifolium, also know as Black Mapou, which has a resin that is somewhat turpentine like.

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28 May 2007
7 September 2009
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