Maori name for the New Zealandtree Pittosporum eugenioides, A. Cunn., N.O. Pittosporeae; called also Mapau, Maple, etc. See Mapau.
1876. W.
«A small tree seldom exceeding thirty feet in height, andtwelve inches in diameter. It has pale green shining leavesand purple flowers. The wood of a dirty white colour, is toughand fibrous.»
1879. J. B. Armstrong, `Transactions of New ZealandInstitute,' vol. xii. art. xlix. p. 329:
«The tarata or Lemon-wood, a most beautiful tree, also usedfor hedges.»
1889. E. H. and S. Featon, `New Zealand Flora,' p. 35:
«The Tarata. This elegant tree is found on the east coast ofboth islands. It attains a height of from twenty to thirtyfeet, and has a stem from twelve to eighteen inches indiameter. It is known to the settlers in some parts as`Lemon-wood.' When displaying its profuse masses of palegolden flowers, it is very pretty.»