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Maori Name
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Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Akakura
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Metrosideros carminea
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Red rata
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Akapuka
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Griselinia lucida
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Akatea
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Metrosideros perforata
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White rata
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Akeake
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Dodonaea viscosa |
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Akepiro
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Olearia furfuracea
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Hangehange
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Geniostoma rupestre
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Harakeke
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Phormium tenax
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Flax
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Horoeka
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Pseudopanax crassifolium
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Lancewood
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Horokaka
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Disphyma australe
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Ice plant |
Houhere
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Hoheria populnea
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Lacebark
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| Hutu |
Ascarina lucida |
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Houpara
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Pseudopanax lessonii
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Five finger
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Kahakaha
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Collospermum hastatum
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Kahikatea
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Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
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White pine
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Kaikomako
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Pennantia corymbosa
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Kakaha
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Astelia fragrans |
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Kamahi
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Weinmannia racemosa
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Kanuka
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Kunzea ericoides
|
Tea tree
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| Kapuka |
Griselinia littoralis |
Broadleaf |
Karaka
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Corynocarpus laevigatus |
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Karamu
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Coprosma robusta
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Karo
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Pittosporum crassifolium
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Katote
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Cyathea smithii
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Kauri
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Agathis australis
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Kawakawa
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Macropiper excelsum |
Pepper tree |
| Kiekie |
Freycinetia banksii
|
Grass tree
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Kiokio
|
Blechnum nova-zealandiae
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Kohekohe
|
Dysoxylum spectabile
|
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Kohia
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Passiflora tetrandra
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NZ passion vine
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Kohuhu
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Pittosporum tenuifolium
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Korokio
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Corokia spp.
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Koromiko
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Hebe stricta
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Kotukutuku
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Fuchsia excorticata
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Tree fuchsia
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Kowhai
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Sophora spp.
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Kowharawhara
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Astelia solandri |
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Kumarahou
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Pomaderris kumeraho
|
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Mahoe
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Melicytus ramiflorus
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Whiteywood
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Maire
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Nestegis spp.
|
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| Makamaka |
Ackama rosaefolia |
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Mamaku
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Cyathea medullaris
|
Black tree fern |
Manamana
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Asplenium bulbiferum
|
Hen & chicken fern
|
Manuka
|
Leptospermum scoparium
|
Tea tree |
| Mapou |
Myrsine australis
|
Red matipo
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Matai
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Prumnopitys taxifolia
|
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Miro
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Stachypitys ferruginea |
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Nakomako
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Aristotelia serrata
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Wineberry
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Neinei
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Dracophylla latifolium |
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Ngaio
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Myoporum laetum
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Nikau
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Rhopalostylis sapida
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Oioi
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Apodasmia similis
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Jointed wire rush
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Panakenake
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Pratia angulata |
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Para
|
Marattia salicina
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King fern
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Parataniwha
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Elatostema rugosum
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Pate
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Schefflera digitata
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Pingao
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Desmoschoenus spiralis
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Pohuehue
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Muehlenbeckia complexa
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Pohutukawa
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Metrosideros excelsa
|
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Ponga
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Cyathea dealbata
|
Silver fern
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Poroporo
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Solanum aviculare
|
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Puawhananga
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Clematis paniculata |
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Puka
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Meryta sinclarii
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Pukatea
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Laurelia nova-zealandiae |
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Purei
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Carex secta |
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Puriri
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Vitex lucens
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Putaputaweta
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Carpodetus serratus
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Marbleleaf
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Ramarama
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Lophomyrtus bullata
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Rangiora
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Brachyglottis repanda
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Bushman’s friend
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Rata
|
Metrosideros robusta
|
Northern rata |
Raukawa
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Pseudopanax edgerleyi
|
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Raupo
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Typha orientalis
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Bull rush
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Raupo-taranga
|
Xeronema callistemon |
Poor Knight's lily |
Remuremu
|
Selliera radicans
|
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Rengarenga
|
Arthropodium cirratum
|
Rock lily |
Rewarewa
|
Knightia excelsa
|
NZ honeysuckle
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Rimu
|
Dacrydium cuppressinum
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Red pine
|
Tanekaha
|
Phyllocladus trichomanoides
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Celery pine
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Taraire
|
Beilschmiedia taraire
|
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Tarata
|
Pittosporum eugenoides |
Lemonwood
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Taupata
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Coprosma repens
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Mirror plant
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Tawa
|
Beilschmiedia tawa
|
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Tawapou
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Pouteria costata
|
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Ti kouka
|
Cordyline australis |
Cabbage tree
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Titoki
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Alectryon excelsus |
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Toetoe
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Cortaderia spp.
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Toru
|
Toronia toru
|
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Totara
|
Podocarpus totara
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Tupari maunga
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Gahnia xanthocarpa |
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Turutu
|
Dianella nigra
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NZ blueberry
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Tutu
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Coriaria arborea
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Wharariki
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Phormium cookianum
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Mountain flax |
Wharawhara
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Astelia banksii |
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Whau
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Entelea arborescens
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Whauwhaupaku
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Pseudopanax arboreus |
Five finger
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Wheki
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Dicksonia squarrosa
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Wiwi
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Juncus pallidus
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