Titoki (Alectryon excelsus)

Common name: Titoki

Titoki is a hardy, fast-growing native tree suited to lowland forest restoration and amenity planting, valued for its resilience and attractive form.

Purei is a robust wetland sedge suited to stormwater treatment areas, wetland edges, and low-lying riparian planting.

Availability

Eco-sourced native plants are available for project-scale planting and grow-to-order programmes. Contact us to discuss plant supply.

Suitable for

• Native forest restoration

• Shelter and revegetation planting

• Amenity and urban planting

Characteristics

• Height: up to 10–15m

• Form: small to medium spreading tree

• Habitat: lowland forest and forest margins

• Light: full sun to partial shade

• Frost tolerance: moderate

Restoration uses

• Early to mid-successional forest planting

• Biodiversity enhancement

• Shelter and canopy development

• Urban and landscape planting

Rongoā (traditional uses)

Oil from the seeds has been traditionally used for treating skin conditions and as a hair oil.

Knowledge of rongoā Māori is part of mātauranga Māori and traditionally held and practiced within whānau and hapū.

Many native plants hold significance within mātauranga Māori, including traditional uses in rongoā Māori. Where appropriate, we acknowledge these connections alongside ecological restoration uses.