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New Zealand Native Plant Names > Trees and Shrubs > Flashcards

Trees and Shrubs Flashcards

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Akeake

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Dodonaea viscosa - whispering, viscous, sticky

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Bartlett’s rātā, Cape Reinga white rātā, rātā moehau

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Metrosideros bartlettii - heartwood/iron, discovered by John Bartlett in 1975

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Black beech

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Nothofagus solandri - southern beeches, naturalist Daniel Carlsson Solander

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Bog pine/mountain pine

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Halocarpus bidwillii - salty fruit, botanist and explorer John Carne Bidwill

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Broom

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Carmichaelia (genus) - botanist Carmichael

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Cabbage tree/cabbage palm (ti rakau)

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Cordyline australis - club, of the south

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Mirror bush, taupata

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Coprosma repens - dung smell, creeping

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Daisy bush

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Brachyglottis/senecio greyi - brachus + glottis/daisy family

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Dracophyllum

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Dracophyllum (multiple species) - dragon-leaf

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Five finger, puahou

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Pseudopanax arboreus - false ginseng, tree-like

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Fuschia, kōtukutuku

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Fuchsia excorticata - physician Leonhart Fuchs, strips of bark peel off

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Hebe/shrubby veronica

New Zealand hebe (Titirangi/Napuka)

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Hebe (multiple species) - Goddess of youth

Hebe speciosa - Goddess of youth, showy/public

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Lowland horopito
Mountain horopito/pepperwood
Travers horopito

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Pseudowintera axillaris - humid Antarctic flora of southern hemisphere, axillary growth
Pseudowintera colorata - dark coloured
Pseudowintera traversii - named after naturalist Henry H Travers

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Kahikatea

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Dacrycarpus dacrydioides - tear-shaped fruit, like Dacrydium conifers

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Kakabeak, kōwhai ngutukākā, parrot’s beak, parrot’s bill, lobster claw

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Clianthus puniceus - Pea-like red flowers, scarlet/crimson

Clianthus maximus - greatest/largest

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Kanuka

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Kunzea ericoides - named after German naturalist Gustav Kunze, likeness to Erica arborea

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Kapuka, New Zealand broadleaf

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Griselinia littoralis - named for naturalist Griselini, seashore

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Karaka/New Zealand laurel

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Corynocarpus laevigatus - club fruit, smooth

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Karamu

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Coprosma robusta - dung smell, sturdy

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Karo

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Pittosporum crassifolium - sticky seeds/pitch seed, thick leaf

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Kauri

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Agathis australis - ball of thread, of the south

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Kawakawa

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Piper excelsum subsp. excelsum - pepper plants/vines, eminence/high,

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Kohekohe

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Dysoxylum spectabile - ill-smelling wood, visible/spectacular

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Kohuhu, black matipo

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Pittosporum tenuifolium - sticky seeds/pitch seed, slender-leaved

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Kowhai

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Sophora (multiple species) - pea-flowered tree

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Kūmarahou

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Pomaderris kumeraho - evergreen shrubs, shrub

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Houhere, lacebark, ribbonwood

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Hoheria (multiple species) - houhere

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Horoeka, lancewood

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Pseudopanax crassifolius - false ginseng, thick-leaved

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Lemonwood, tarata

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Pittosporum eugenioides - sticky seeds, resembling eugenia

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Mahoe, whiteywood

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Melicytus ramiflorus - honey caves, flowers/fruit directly on branches

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Coastal/broad-leaved maire

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Nestegis apetala - lack of corolla, no petals

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Grey/white mangrove, manawa

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Avicennia marina - Persian physician Avicenna, of the sea

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Manuka, tea tree

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Leptospermum scoparium - slender seed, resembles broom

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Mapou, red matipo

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Myrsine australis - myrrh, of the south

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Matagouri/matakoura

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Discaria toumatou - disc bearing, derived from tumamatakuru

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Matai, black pine

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Prumnopitys taxifolia - hindmost pine/resin duct, yew-leafed

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Mingimingi

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Coprosma propinqua - dung smell, near/neighbouring

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Miro

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Prumnopitys ferruginea - hindmost pine/resin duct, rusty colour dried leaves

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Manoao, silver pine

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Manoao colensoi - maori name for genus, botanist William Colenso

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Mountain totara

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Podocarpus laetus - foot or stalk fruit, bright

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Neinei

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Dracophyllum latifolium - dragon-leaf, broad-leaf

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Ngaio

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Myoporum laetum - shut pore, pleasant

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Nikau

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Rhopalostylis sapida - club style, savoury

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Northern rata

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Metrosideros robusta - iron heart, sturdy

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Mountain akeake/tree daisy

Chatham Island akeake/tree daisy

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Olearia avicenniifolia - scholar Johann Gottfried Olearius, like mangrove
Olearia traversiorum - naturalist William Thomas Locke Travers

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Ongaonga, tree nettle

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Urtica ferox - to burn, fierce (spiny plants)

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Pate, seven-finger, umbrella tree

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Schefflera digitata - botanist Jacob Christian Scheffler, divided into fingers

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Pohutakawa

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Metrosideros excelsa - iron heart, tall

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Poroporo, NZ nightshade

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Solanum aviculare - sun/soothe, small bird

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Puka/pukanui

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Meryta sinclairii - rolled up, naturalist Sinclair

New Zealand Native Plant Names (1 decks)

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