Lemon Wood/Tarata
Genus and Species:	Pittosporum eugenioides
Maori Name:	Tarata
Maximum height:	12m
As an adult the Lemonwood is a large bushy tree, found all over New Zealand in forest clearings, margins and along stream banks. When its leaves are crushed they have a strong lemon smell, hence the name. The Maori mixed the lemon scented flowers with fat to anoint their bodies. Tarata gum was chewed after eating dried shark. Sachets filled with gum were worn around the neck.