What is "horopito"

Horopito may refer to:

• Horopito, the name of three plant species in the Pseudowintera genus in the Māori language
• Horopito is a New Zealand native shrub, which is also known as the native pepper tree. growing throughout most of New Zealand. Unlike most plants and trees, this native has red and yellow leaves all year around, It is an ancient endemic genus growing nowhere else in the world, with a primitive flower structure.

Sometimes called NZ pepper tree the horopito thrives in the colder regions with ample light throughout the south of Auckland. Pseudowintera colorata (P. colorata) is generally found on the edges of the forest. The native fauna tend to avoid these plants as they are distasteful and therefore thrive in forest areas. Rhayne.

• Horopito, New Zealand, a location in the North Island of New Zealand