The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 66

Order—Olacineæ. — Genus—Pennantia, Forst

Order— Olacineæ.

Genus— Pennantia, Forst.

Pennantia corymbosa, Forst.

Kaikomako.—A small, very graceful tree, with white sweet-smelling flowers; height 20ft to 30ft. Wood used by the Maoris for kindling fires by friction. Grows on the mountains of the North Island, and more abundantly throughout the South Island.