Elaeocarpus hookerianus or pokaka, which is endemic to the North, South and Stewart Islands, but is uncommon from Auckland north. This common tree of lowland to montane forests can grow up to 12m tall with a trunk of up to 1m in diameter. Juvenile plants are quite different from the adult, having slender interlacing branchlets with small leaves that are a diverse range of shapes and lengths. The juvenile leaves can change quite quickly to the adult form when the tree is still only a few metres tall.  Mature trees flower from October – January, followed by small dark fruits from March to June. It is often confused with its relative hinau (Elaeocarpus dentatus).