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This is a list of Māori plant common names.. Akakura; Akatea; Akeake; Aruhe; Hangehange; Harakeke; Heketara; Horoeka; Horokaka; Horopito; Houhere; Houpara; Hutu ...
Sophora tetraptera foliage Sophora tetraptera flowers, foliage and seed pods. Most species of kōwhai grow to around 8 m high and have fairly smooth bark with small leaves. S. microphylla has smaller leaves (0.5–0.7 cm long by 0.3–0.4 cm wide) and flowers (2.5–3.5 cm long) than S. tetraptera, which has leaves of 1–2 cm long and flowers that are 3–5 cm long.
There is a wide variety of native trees, adapted to all the various micro-climates in New Zealand. The native bush ( forest ) ranges from the subtropical kauri forests of the northern North Island , temperate rainforests of the West Coast , the alpine forests of the Southern Alps and Fiordland to the coastal forests of the Abel Tasman National ...
Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. [1] Many of these plants are listed in Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners .
The bases of the inner leaves and the young flower clusters were eaten raw or cooked. Food was wrapped in the leaves for cooking, and the old fibrous leaves were used for kete, floor mats, and waterproof thatch for buildings. [3] Nīkau were a versatile material to use in weaving, as the fibres could be used raw without any need for processing. [5]
Elaeocarpus dentatus, commonly known as hinau (Māori: hīnau), is a native lowland forest tree of New Zealand. Other names in Māori for the tree are hangehange , pōkākā , and whīnau . A member of the family Elaeocarpaceae , it is found on both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, but not on Stewart Island . [ 4 ]
Aristotelia serrata leaves have distinguishable traits. Leaves are thin, deeply and sharply serrated, light or dark green on adaxial surface, often pinkish green on abaxial surface, veins distinct on both surfaces, size between 5-12 x 4–8 cm. [2] The leaves, are disposed in opposite or subopposite pairs. They have drawn-out, pointed tips and ...
Griselinia littoralis is a hardy evergreen shrub that grows up to about 10 metres tall. [2] Griselinia littoralis is round in shape and has dense foliage. The leaves are alternate, leathery, glossy yellow-green above, paler and matte below, 6–14 cm (2–6 in) long, oval with a smooth margin.