MERYTA SINCLAIRII. 
Cabbage Tree. 
Native Name . — Puka. 
One specimen alone of this fine genus of singular looking trees has been 
found in New Zealand — two others inhabit Norfolk Island, and a third Tahiti. 
They form erect, slender, small trees, with long simple trunks. Hook. fit. The 
specimen represented came from the Hen and Chickens (small islands at the 
entrance to Whungarei Harbour), which, I believe, is its only habitat. It has 
been transplanted to Auckland, where it grows freely in some gardens. Flowers 
in December. 
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