Prumnopitys ferruginea, commonly called miro, is an evergreen coniferous tree which is endemic to New Zealand.

The seed cones are highly modified, reduced to a central stem 2–3 cm long bearing 1-3 scales, each scale maturing berry-like, oval, about 20 mm long and 10–15 mm broad, red to purple-red with a soft edible pulp covering the single seed.

[2] The scientific name ferruginea derives from the rusty colour of dried herbarium specimens of the leaves.

The Māori name miro comes from the Proto-Polynesian word milo which refers to the Pacific rosewood (Thespesia populnea) in tropical islands far north.

[3] Miro is distinguished from the related, and sometimes very similar looking mataī (Prumnopitys taxifolia) in four aspects of its anatomy; its cones, bark, seeds and leaves.