Cunoniaceae
Tawhero
Pterophylla sylvicola
- Family
- Cunoniaceae
- Genus
- Pterophylla
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Tawhero, Tōwai
- Māori
- Tōwai
- Spanish
- Tawhero, Tōwai
Synonyms
- Pterophylla sylvicola var. betulina (A.Cunn.) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins
- Weinmannia betulina A.Cunn.
- Weinmannia fuchsioides A.Cunn.
- Weinmannia silvicola L.f.
- Weinmannia sylvicola Sol. ex A.Cunn.
- Weinmannia sylvicola var. betulina (A.Cunn.) Hook.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- November to May (from 64 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Stephen Thorpe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sarah Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hannah Rogers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: nick_goldwater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jacqui Geux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stephen Thorpe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Angus Campbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.