. Plants of New Zealand. en by the natives and by children. Thelong fibrous leaves are used in the manufacture of baskets. North Island :and west coast of the South Island to ]Milford Sound. Fl. Maoriname Kie-kie. The fruit is usually called Taiohara. 1 sp. Palmaceae. The Palm Family. Trees or shrubs, rarely climbers. Leaves large, divided, fan-Uke, withsheathing petioles. Flowers on a branched axis, enclosed in a of 6 segments ; stamens G. Fruit a berry or drupe. Distribution.—This family of plants, which is said to be more valuable thanany other, is represented on
. Plants of New Zealand. en by the natives and by children. Thelong fibrous leaves are used in the manufacture of baskets. North Island :and west coast of the South Island to ]Milford Sound. Fl. Maoriname Kie-kie. The fruit is usually called Taiohara. 1 sp. Palmaceae. The Palm Family. Trees or shrubs, rarely climbers. Leaves large, divided, fan-Uke, withsheathing petioles. Flowers on a branched axis, enclosed in a of 6 segments ; stamens G. Fruit a berry or drupe. Distribution.—This family of plants, which is said to be more valuable thanany other, is represented on the mainland of New Zealand by a single species—the Nikau Palm-—Rhcypalostylis sapida. This tree is closely related to the Betel-nut of the East (Areca Catechu). Palm-trees are chiefly found in tropical regions, where they are often ofw-onderful utility, in bestowing upon the inhabitants of those lands shelter, food,light, heat, and clothing. The Coco-nut Palm, the Date Palm, the Sago Pahn, THE SCREW-PINE FAMILY 81. Fig. 14. Freycinetia Banksii Frnit (tawbara), (§ nat. size. 82 PLANTS OP NEW ZEALAND and the Oil Palm together furnish sugar, starch, oil, resin, cordage, writingmaterials, material for building and thatching, edible fruits, pleasant beverages,vinegar, soap, etc. The palms reach their southernmost limit in New Zealand. The stem of the pahii differs greatly in structure fromthat of other trees. The ordinary forest tree grows inthickness by depositing fresh layers of tissue between thewood and the bark. If a felled trunk be observed, it willbe seen at once that there is or has been a central pith, andaround this, concentric shells of wood have been young [)lants, the pith occupies a considerable portion ofthe stem, in old trees it becomes obsolete. The stem of themature tree is, in fact, made up of a series of hollow cylindersof woody tissue tapering to the top, and placed one inside theother. The growth of such a stem is due to the presence of age
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