Editing Alectryon excelsus (section)

== Uses ==
The tītoki tree is one of the native trees in New Zealand that was traditionally planted by [[Māori people|Māori]]. Usually, the pulp fruit from this tree is consumed by Māori while the wood is commonly used for making trainers and wheels because the [[wood]] is very elastic and strong.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Which Native Tree?|last=Crowe|first=A.|publisher=Penguin Books|year=1992|location=New Zealand}}</ref>  

Furthermore, [[grain]]s from this tree are used and processed into hair oil and the leaves of this tree will be soaked in the oil to provide a fragrant aroma.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":6" /> The production of oil is very traditional by crushing the tītoki seeds which are later added to a tourniquet-style hemp bag or an elongated woven basket called ''ngehingehi'' (akin to a Brazilian ''[[Cassava#Preparation of bitter cassava|tipiti]]'') that Māori will extract with to release a greenish oil.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tītoki|website=Te Māra Reo |url=https://www.temarareo.org/TMR-Titoki.html |access-date=2025-01-23 |publisher= Benton Family Trust}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Best |first=Elsdon |date=1898 |title=The Art of the Whare Pora: Notes on the Clothing of the Ancient Maori |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1898-31.2.6.1.65/1 |author-link=Elsdon Best |journal=[[Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand]]|volume=31|page=650}}</ref>

People now use the fruit for liquor production. The fruit attributes sweet and astringent taste factors to the alcohol. This product has been distilled and exported to Australia, Fiji, Japan, and the United Kingdom.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book|title=Wardle's Native Trees of New Zealand and their story|last=Wardle|first=John|publisher=Bateson Publishing Ltd|year=2011|location=Wellington}}</ref>