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Sophora tetraptera, commonly known as large-leaved kōwhai, grows naturally only in the central east of the North Island in New Zealand.[3] S. tetraptera has larger more widely spaced leaves than the other seven species of kōwhai.[3]

Sophora tetraptera
Large-leaved kōwhai foliage (from Taupo)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Sophora
Species:	S. tetraptera
Binomial name
Sophora tetraptera J.S.Muell.[1][2]

Etymology

The generic name, Sophora derives from the Arabic, sophora (any tree with pea-flowers), and the specific epithet, tetraptera, comes from the Greek (four-winged) and refers to the fruits.[4]

References

External links

• Sophora tetraptera (Friends of Te Henui)
• The Endeavour Botanical Illustrations: Sophora tetraptera (Painting by Frederick Polydore Nodder, specimen from Teoneroa, Tegadu Bay, Tolaga Bay)

Media related to Sophora tetraptera at Wikimedia Commons

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