1) Strongest wood in NZ 
Puriri (Vitex lucens) is an evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand. (The genus Vitex, formerly assigned to family Verbenaceae, has recently been reassigned to family Lamiaceae.) ==History== Puriri was first collected at Tolaga Bay by Banks and Solander during Cook`s first visit in 1769. The plant was excellently described by Solander in his manusc....