Coriaria arborea

Coriaria arborea is a highly poisonous and common native shrub or small tree of New Zealand. The common name for the plant is 'tree tutu, and it is one of the New Zealand species of Coriaria known by the name tutu.

Coriaria arborea is found in scrub and open areas from the coast to the hills across the country. A straggling plant, it can grow to 20 feet (6.1 m) high. The leaves grow opposite on slender stems while flowers are arranged in drooping racemes. C. arborea is capable of nitrogen fixation.