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mikimiki

1. (noun) soft mingimingi, tall mingimingi, Leucopogon fasciculatus - an open-branched, spreading small tree up to 5–6 m tall. Grows in coastal to lower montane shrubland, light forest and in rocky places up to 1150 metres from the Three Kings Islands to Canterbury. Trunk has flaky bark that peels off in thin strips. Leaves are thin and narrow with a sharp point (1–2.5 cm long by 2–4 mm wide) and are arranged in bundles or whorls on slender black stems. Small creamy greenish flowers in drooping racemes of 6 to 12 flowers in spring. They have a sweet fragrance. The small mostly red oblong berries (2-4mm long) occur in autumn.

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