Fig. 1 Male cones in kahikatea (mid October), shortly before pollination. Cones 5-8mm long. a. male cones.
Fig. 2. Ovules in kahikatea shortly before pollination (mid October). Ovules 1-2mm long. a. small glaucous ovules.
Fig. 3. Kahikatea ovule in mid October shortly before pollination. About 10 scale leaves surrounding the ovule have been removed. Whole structure 2mm long. The ovule is surrounded by the glaucous epimatium and half-covered by the carpidum which remains fused to it while the whole structure develops. a. bract, b. carpidium (green, slightly glaucous), c. epimatium surrounding ovule (glaucous), d. micropyle mouth (extension of integument).
Fig. 4. Ripe kahikatea fruit in late March, a. carpidum, b. dark purplish epimatium surrounding seed, c. red fleshy receptacle like a small raspberry. Receptacle and seed approx. 8mm.