sentences:  It is now mainly found on offshore islands, especially rodent-free islands, where it often forms an important understorey component of mixed-broadleaf forest.The plant is almost extinct in the North Island, partly because the large leaves of "P. brunoniana" are eagerly eaten by browsing animals such as possums, goats and feral cattle.The plant is reasonably common in cultivation as a decorative tree in New Zealand, especially in the northern North Island.