''Sophora tetraptera'', commonly known as large-leaved kōwhai, grows naturally only in the central east of the

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. ''S. tetraptera'' has larger more widely spaced leaves than the other seven species of kōwhai. Kowhai flowers

The Botanical Magazine, Plate 167 (Volume 5, 1792)

Etymology

The generic name, ''Sophora'' derives from the Arabic, ''sophora'' (any tree with pea-flowers), and the specific epithet, ''tetraptera'', comes from the Greek (four-winged) and refers to the fruits.

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''Sophora tetraptera'' (Friends of Te Henui)The Endeavour Botanical Illustrations: ''Sophora tetraptera''
(Painting by Frederick Polydore Nodder, specimen from Teoneroa, Tegadu Bay, Tolaga Bay) tetraptera Trees of New Zealand Plants described in 1780 Endemic flora of New Zealand {{Sophoreae-stub