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A small densely branched shrub or small tree, growing to six metres tall. The branchlets are jointed and swollen where the leaves are attached. The aromatic fleshy heart-shaped leaves have prominent veining and are a dark green to almost yellow green colour. The leaves are often covered with insect holes mainly caused by the kawakawa looper moth caterpillar (Cleora scriptaria). The tiny flowers are in upright catkinlike spikes and occur on separate male & female plants. In summer the female spikes ripen to a deep orange. The name “Kawakawa” refers to the bitter taste of the leaves.
Has many uses in traditional medicine
Frost tender, grows well in low light as an understorey