Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid.

Spinous, deciduous tree to 20 m high. Lvs ovate, acute to acuminate, obtuse to truncate at base, entire, glabrous to moderately hairy above, scarcely to moderately hairy below, 5–12 cm long; young lvs densely hairy. Petiole < blade. Spines stout, 0.5–2 cm long. Stipules 2 per node, lanceolate, hairy. Infls globose to ± elongated. Fls greenish; ♂ fls with anthers inflexed in bud. Syncarp rough, orange, subglobose, 7–14 cm diam. Achene ellipsoid, c. 7 mm long.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]