Editing Alectryon excelsus (section)

==Description==
''Alectryon excelsus'' is a sub-canopy tree growing to {{Convert|9|m|abbr=off}} in height. It has a twisting trunk with smooth dark bark, spreading branches and [[pinnate]] leaves.<ref name=OtariWiltonBush>{{cite web|last=Parsons|first=Mick|title=Alectryon excelsus (Titoki)|url=http://wellington.govt.nz/~/media/recreation/gardens/files/titoki.pdf|publisher=Wellington City Council|access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref>  Adult leaflets do not have marginal teeth or usually have very few, blunt and shallow marginal teeth and usually leaflet margins are downturned, whereas, in juvenile leaflets have leaflets with strong teeth and flat along the edges.<ref name=":0" /> The length of this tree leaf are around 10–30&nbsp;cm.<ref name=":3" /> This tree has pale grey to almost black skin with a smooth skin texture and has a stem diameter that reaches 50&nbsp;cm or more.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Field Guide to New Zealand Native Trees|last=Dawson|first=J|last2=Lucas|first2=R|publisher=Craig Potton Publishing|year=2012}}</ref>

''Alectryon excelsus'' produces small purple [[flower]]s in spring and the [[seed]]s take up to a year to mature.  The female flower has a small anther ('without pollen') and a short stemmed sari, whereas, the male flower has a long dangling stamen around the vestigial ovary.<ref name=":0" /> The colourful [[seed]] is initially contained in a hairy woody [[Capsule (botany)|capsule]] which splits revealing bright red and black unpalatable [[fruit]] (the black portion being the seed).

[[Image:AlectryonExcelsus.jpg|thumb|right|Tītoki foliage]]