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            Tree fuchsia / Kotukutuku
Fuchsia excorticata

New Zealand native, Kotukutuku is the largest Fuchsia in the world forming a tree to 15 metres with a trunk to 0.6 metres in diameter. It is common throughout all of New Zealand to about 1000 metres. It is one of the few deciduous trees in the New Zealand bush, losing its leaves over winter.

The flowers have a blue pollen  - a very rare colour for pollen. 

Location: Waitakere Ranges Regional Park, west Auckland, New Zealand

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Taken on: September 22, 2010

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Tree_fuchsia

Kotukutuku

Fuchsia excorticata

New Zealand

Konini

Onagraceae

flower

flowers

wild

Waitakere « less

Sets appears in: • New Zealand North Island • Flora of New Zealand

Groups appears in: • FIELD GUIDE: FLOWERING TREES of the WORLD

Camera: Sony DSC-H2, f/4.0, 1/320 sec, 57.6mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-H2
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	57.6mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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