NAMES OF TREES AND PLANTS

Forest and Bird, Issue 139, 1 February 1961, Page 9

NAMES OF TREES AND PLANTS

Maori Name Common Name aka name for vines in general akakura red-flower rata vine akatea white-flower rata vine harakeke flax plant heketara forest tree daisy hinau hinau horoeka lancewood kahikatea white pine kahikatoa red manuka kanuka white manuka karaka karaka karamu a coprosma species kauri a giant pine kawakawa pepper tree kiekie a scrambling vine kohekohe N.Z. mahogany or cedar kotukutuku N.Z. fuchsia (the tree only) konini N.Z. fuchsia (the berry only) kowhai a yellow-flowered tree kumara a food plant mahoe whiteywood maire black or white maire tree makomako wineberry mamaku black tree fern manuka tea tree mataT black pine mangeo mangeo miro a yew-like pine nikau N.Z. palm piripiri bidibid, burr pohutukawa Christmas tree puka the paddle-leaf tree puka broadleaf pukatea N.Z. laurel puriri puriri ponga silver tree fern ramarama N.Z. myrtle rarauhe bracken fern rata rata rangiora paper leaf rewarewa N.Z. honeysuckle rimu red pine tanekaha N.Z. oak tarata lemonwood tataramoa bramble vine tauhinu cottonwood tawa tawa tawari N.Z. abutus tawhai N.Z. beech tree tetekura Prince of Wales feather Tern ti general name for cabbage trees titoki N.Z. ash toatoa celery-top pine toetoe giant grass

toi totara tuakura tumatakuru uhipara waewae-koukou waiu-atua wharangi whau whauwhau

broad-leaved cabbage tree totara rough tree fern wild Irishman horse-shoe fern creeping fern N.Z. gloxinia wharangi corkwood fivefinger