Editing Aril (section)

==In ''Dacrycarpus dacrydioides''==

The kahikatea tree, ''[[Dacrycarpus dacrydioides]]'', is native to [[New Zealand]]. In pre-European times the aril of the kahikatea was a food source for [[Māori people|Māori]]. The washed arils were called {{lang|mi|koroi}} and were eaten raw.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.conifers.org/po/Dacrycarpus_dacrydioides.php |title=''Dacrycarpus dacrydioides'' (kahikatea) description |work=conifers.org |year=2011 |quote=The small fruit ({{lang|mi|koroi}}) are superabundant and highly nutritious. The birds ate them and flocked for miles to do so. |access-date=10 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/science/about/departments/sbs/newzealandplants/maoriuses/food/conifers/kahikatea-dacrycarpus.cfm |title=Kahikatea, Dacrycarpus |work=web.auckland.ac.nz |year=2011 |quote=The juicy, swollen, red stalk which holds the seed is known as {{lang|mi|koroi}}. |access-date=10 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112114227/http://web.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/science/about/departments/sbs/newzealandplants/maoriuses/food/conifers/kahikatea-dacrycarpus.cfm |archive-date=12 January 2012 }}</ref>

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