▁in ▁the ▁Late ▁C ret ace ous ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Austral is ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Pitt os por um ▁ten u if ol ium ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁ever green ▁tree ▁– ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁– ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁k ō h ū h ū ▁and ▁black ▁mat ipo , ▁and ▁by ▁other ▁M ā ori ▁names ▁k oh uk oh u ▁and ▁ta wh i wh i . ▁Its ▁small , ▁very ▁dark , ▁re dd ish - pur ple ▁flowers ▁generally ▁go ▁un not iced , ▁and ▁are ▁sc ented ▁only ▁at ▁night . ▁The ▁Latin ▁ten u if ol ium ▁means ▁" sl ender - le aved " ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁scientific ▁name ▁of ▁k ō h ū h ū ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁starting ▁point ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁physical ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁species . ▁Pitt os por um ▁transl ates ▁to ▁tar ry ▁– ▁pitt os ▁– ▁seed ▁– ▁sp orum , ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁stick y ▁fluid ▁that ▁enc ases ▁the ▁se eds ▁and ▁ten u if ol ium ▁means ▁thin ▁– ▁ten ui ▁– ▁leaf ▁– ▁fol ium . ▁ ▁K ō h ū h ū ▁is ▁a ▁bush ▁or ▁small ▁tree ▁that ▁grows ▁up ▁to ▁around ▁ 8 – 1 0 ▁metres ▁tall . ▁The ▁tr unk ▁is ▁sl ender ▁( 3 0 – 4 0   cm ▁diameter ) ▁with ▁a ▁m ott led ▁dark ▁grey ▁b ark ▁color ▁that ▁progress ively ▁turns ▁black ▁towards ▁the ▁tips