▁of ▁the ▁branches ▁ ▁The ▁leaf ▁coverage ▁is ▁compact ▁in ▁k ō h ū h ū ; ▁the ▁leaves ’ ▁arrangement ▁on ▁a ▁stem ▁is ▁alternate ▁and ▁the ▁pet io le ▁short . ▁The ▁leaves ▁themselves ▁are ▁usually ▁small ▁– ▁ 2 – 4   cm ▁long ▁by ▁ 1 – 2   cm ▁wide ▁– ▁but ▁can ▁grow ▁up ▁to ▁ 7   cm ▁long . ▁The ▁edges ▁are ▁und ulated ▁and ▁the ▁leaf ▁shape ▁can ▁range ▁from ▁o val ▁to ▁almost ▁circular . ▁Young ▁leaves ▁are ▁covered ▁in ▁a ▁layer ▁of ▁fine ▁hair s ▁that ▁gets ▁shed ▁as ▁the ▁leaves ▁grow . ▁Ad ult ▁leaves ▁have ▁a ▁smooth , ▁gl oss y ▁texture . ▁The ▁colour ation ▁of ▁the ▁fol i age ▁is ▁a ▁sil very ▁green , ▁dark er ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁side ▁and ▁l ighter ▁under ne ath . ▁The ▁mid rib ▁of ▁the ▁leaf ▁and ▁its ▁smaller ▁later al ▁ve ins ▁are ▁white ish ▁and ▁quite ▁visible ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁leaf . ▁ ▁K ō h ū h ū ▁has ▁small ▁– ▁around ▁ 1   cm ▁in ▁diameter ▁– ▁dark ▁col oured ▁flowers . ▁The ▁colour ▁ranges ▁from ▁dark - red ▁to ▁dark - pur ple ▁turning ▁almost ▁black ▁as ▁the ▁flowers ▁age . ▁On ▁rare ▁occasions , ▁the ▁colour ▁can ▁be ▁red ▁or ▁yellow . ▁The ▁flowers ▁develop ▁from ▁later al ▁bud s , ▁either ▁individually ▁or ▁in ▁cl umps , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁male ▁or ▁bis ex ual . ▁ ▁The ▁flowers