NZ Flora and Fauna

NZ Flora and Fauna

  • Phil Bendle, Stephen Williams
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This is a database of plants, animals, insects, trees, fish and more found in New Zealand. The content comes from Friends of Te Henui and has been cleaned up expanded.

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  • insects
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      • trees-native

        Ackama

        • Ackama rosifolia (Makamaka)

        Acrothamnus

        • Acrothamnus colensoi (Colensos Mingimingi)

        Agathis

        • Agathis australis (Kauri)

        Alectryon

        • Alectryon excelsus (Titoki)
        • Alectryon excelsus subsp. grandis (Three Kings titoki)

        Alepis

        • Alepis flavida (Yellow mistletoe)

        Alseuosmia

        • Alseuosmia banksii (Bank's Toropapa)
        • Alseuosmia macrophylla (Large-leaved toropapa)
        • Alseuosmia pusilla (Small Toropapa)

        Androstoma

        • Androstoma empetrifolia (Mountain Mikimiki)

        Aristotelia

        • Aristotelia serrata (Wineberry, Makomako)

        Ascarina

        • Ascarina lucida (Hutu)

        Avicennia

        • Avicennia marina subsp. australasica (Mangrove)

        Beilschmiedia

        • Beilschmiedia tarairi (NZ taraire)
        • Beilschmiedia tawa (Tawa)

        Bog

        • Bog Pine (Halocarpus bidwillii)

        Brachyglottis

        • Brachyglottis 'Leith Gold' (B. repanda x B. greyii)
        • Brachyglottis bidwillii (Thick-Leaved Shrub Groundsel)
        • Brachyglottis compacta (Castlepoint daisy)
        • Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia
        • Brachyglottis greyi (Daisy Bush)
        • Brachyglottis hectorii (Hectors Tree Daisy)
        • Brachyglottis huntii (Chatham Island Christmas tree)
        • Brachyglottis laxifolia (Nelson Mountain Groundsel)
        • Brachyglottis perdicioides (Raukumara)
        • Brachyglottis repanda (Rangiora)
        • Brachyglottis rotundifolia (Muttonbird scrub)
        • Brachyglottis rotundifolia var. ambigua (Muttonbird scrub)

        Carpodetus

        • Carpodetus serratus (Putaputaweta)
        • Carpodetus serratus prostrate (Prostrate marble leaf)

        Clianthus

        • Clianthus maximus (Kaka beak)
        • Clianthus puniceus (Kaka Beak)
        • Clianthus puniceus albus (White kaka beak)

        Coprosma

        • Coprosma (Hupiro) Coprosma foetidissima
        • Coprosma (Information)
        • Coprosma (Mikimiki) Coprosma linariifolia
        • Coprosma (Shiny Karamu) Coprosma lucida
        • Coprosma acerosa 'Hawera'
        • Coprosma acerosa (Sand coprosma)
        • Coprosma acerosa f. mangatangi (Coprosma 'Mangatangi')
        • Coprosma acutiflora
        • Coprosma aff.neglecta whangaroa (Coprosma 'Whangaroa')
        • Coprosma arborea (Mamangi)
        • Coprosma atropurpurea
        • Coprosma brunnea (Brown-stemmed coprosma)
        • Coprosma chathamica (Chatham Island karamu)
        • Coprosma ciliata
        • Coprosma crassifolia
        • Coprosma dumosa
        • Coprosma grandifolia (Kanona)
        • Coprosma macrocarpa (Large seeded coprosma)
        • Coprosma neglecta
        • Coprosma obconica
        • Coprosma parviflora (Leafy coprosma)
        • Coprosma perpusilla subsp. perpusilla (Creeping Coprosma)
        • Coprosma petriei (Turfy coprosma)
        • Coprosma propinqua
        • Coprosma propinqua 'Taiko'
        • Coprosma propinqua var. martinii (Swamp Karamu)
        • Coprosma propinqua var. propinqua (Mingimingi)
        • Coprosma pseudocuneata (Variable coprosma)
        • Coprosma repens (Taupata)
        • Coprosma repens var. Poor Knights (Prostrate Taupata)
        • Coprosma rhamnoides
        • Coprosma rigida
        • Coprosma robusta (Karamu)
        • Coprosma rotundifolia (Round leaved coprosma)
        • Coprosma rubra
        • Coprosma rugosa (Needle-leaved mountain)
        • Coprosma serrulata
        • Coprosma spathulata subsp. Hikuruana
        • Coprosma tenuifolia (Wavy leaved Coprosma)
        • Coprosma virescens
        • Coprosma waima
        • Coprosma wallii

        Cordyline

        • Cordyline australis 'Karo Kiri'
        • Cordyline australis (New Zealand Cabbage Tree)
        • Cordyline banksii (Forest Cabbage Tree)
        • Cordyline indivisa (Mountain Cabbage Tree)
        • Cordyline obtecta
        • Cordyline pumilio (Dwarf cabbage tree)

        Coriaria

        • Coriaria arborea (Tutu)
        • Coriaria plumosa (Mountain Tutu)

        Corokia

        • Corokia buddleioides (Korokio)
        • Corokia cotoneaster (Korokio)
        • Corokia cotoneaster (a form) Corokia cotoneaster ‘Paritutu’
        • Corokia macrocarpa (Chatham Is Korokio)

        Corynocarpus

        • Corynocarpus laevigatus "Picturata"
        • Corynocarpus laevigatus (Karaka)

        Dacrycarpus

        • Dacrycarpus dacrydioides (Kahikatea)

        Dacrydium

        • Dacrydium cupressinum (Rimu)

        Discaria

        • Discaria toumatou (Matagouri)

        Dodonaea

        • Dodonaea viscosa (Akeake)

        Dracophyllum

        • Dracophyllum adamsii
        • Dracophyllum arboreum (Chatham Island grass tree)
        • Dracophyllum densum
        • Dracophyllum elegantissimum
        • Dracophyllum filifolium (Needle-leaf grass tree)
        • Dracophyllum latifolium (Neinei, Spiderwood)
        • Dracophyllum longifolium (Inaka)
        • Dracophyllum recurvum (Curved Leaf Grass Tree)
        • Dracophyllum sinclairii (Gumlands grass tree)
        • Dracophyllum strictum (Totorowhiti)
        • Dracophyllum traversii (Mountain neinei)
        • Dracophyllum uniflorum (Turpentine Bush)
        • Dracophyllum uniflorum var. frondosum (Sprawling inaka)

        Dysoxylum

        • Dysoxylum spectabile (Kohekohe)

        Elaeocarpus

        • Elaeocarpus dentatus (Hinau)
        • Elaeocarpus dentatus x hookerianus 'Moana'

        Elingamita

        • Elingamita johnsonii (Elingamita)

        Entelea

        • Entelea arborescens (Whau)

        Euphrasia

        • Euphrasia cuneata (North Island Eyebright)

        Freycinetia

        • Freycinetia banksii (Kiekie)

        Fuchsia

        • Fuchsia excorticata (Tree Fuchsia)

        Fuscospora

        • Fuscospora cliffortioides (Mountain beech)
        • Fuscospora fusca (Red Beech)
        • Fuscospora solandri (Black Beech)
        • Fuscospora truncata (Hard Beech)

        Gaultheria

        • Gaultheria antipoda (Snowberry)
        • Gaultheria colensoi (Mountain snowberry)
        • Gaultheria crassa
        • Gaultheria oppositifolia (Niniwa)

        Geniostoma

        • Geniostoma ligustrifolium (Hangehange)

        Griselinia

        • Griselinia littoralis 'Broadway Mint'
        • Griselinia littoralis 'Green Jewel'
        • Griselinia littoralis 'Variegata'
        • Griselinia littoralis (Broadleaf, Kapuka)
        • Griselinia lucida (Shining broadleaf, Akapuka)

        Halocarpus

        • Halocarpus biformis (Yellow pine)
        • Halocarpus kirkii (Kirk's pine)

        Hedycarya

        • Hedycarya arborea (Pigeonwood)

        Helichrysum

        • Helichrysum dimorphum (Climbing everlasting daisy)
        • Helichrysum lanceolatum (Niniao)

        Hoheria

        • Hoheria angustifolia (Narrow-leaved lacebark)
        • Hoheria glabrata (Mountain ribbonwood)
        • Hoheria populnea (Lacebark, Houhere)
        • Hoheria populnea (Purple Wave)
        • Hoheria sexstylosa (Ribbonwood) Houhere

        Ileostylus

        • Ileostylus micranthus (Green mistletoe)

        Ixerba

        • Ixerba brexioides (Tawari)

        Knightia

        • Knightia excelsa (NZ Honeysuckle)

        Kunzea

        • Kunzea ericoides (Kanuka)
        • Kunzea ericoides var. microflora (Geothermal Kanuka)

        Laurelia

        • Laurelia novae-zelandiae (Pukatea)

        Leionema

        • Leionema nudum (Mairehau)

        Lepidothamnus

        • Lepidothamnus intermedius (Yellow Silver Pine)

        Leptecophylla

        • Leptecophylla juniperina (Prickly Mingimingi)
        • Leptecophylla robusta (Pouteretere)

        Leptospermum

        • Leptospermum scoparium 'Apple Blossom'
        • Leptospermum scoparium (Manuka)
        • Leptospermum scoparium (prostrate)

        Leucopogon

        • Leucopogon fasciculatus (Soft Mingimingi)
        • Leucopogon fraseri (Patotara)
        • Leucopogon parviflorus (Chatham Island Mingimingi)

        Libocedrus

        • Libocedrus bidwillii (Mountain Cedar)
        • Libocedrus plumose (Kawaka)

        Litsea

        • Litsea calicaris (Mangeao)

        Lophomyrtus

        • Lophomyrtus bullata (Ramarama)
        • Lophomyrtus ×ralphii (Small-leaved ramarama)

        Lophozonia

        • Lophozonia menziesi (Silver beech)

        Manoao

        • Manoao colensoi (Silver pine)

        Melicope

        • Melicope simplex (Poataniwha)
        • Melicope simplex x ternata (Hybrid)
        • Melicope ternata (Wharangi)

        Melicytus

        • Melicytus alpinus (Porcupine shrub)
        • Melicytus chathamicus (Chatham Island mahoe)
        • Melicytus crassifolius (Thick-leaved Mahoe)
        • Melicytus hybrid
        • Melicytus lanceolatus (Narrow-leaved Mahoe)
        • Melicytus novae-zelandiae (Coastal Mahoe)
        • Melicytus orarius
        • Melicytus ramiflorus (Mahoe)

        Meryta

        • Meryta sinclairii (Puka)

        Metrosideros

        • Metrosideros bartlettii (Bartlett's rātā)
        • Metrosideros excelsa 'Aurea' (Yellow Pohutukawa)
        • Metrosideros excelsa (Crimson Pohutukawa)
        • Metrosideros kermadecensis (Kermadec Pohutukawa)
        • Metrosideros robusta (Northern Rata)
        • Metrosideros umbellata (Southern Rata)

        Mida

        • Mida salicifolia (NZ Sandalwood)

        Muehlenbeckia

        • Muehlenbeckia astonii (Wirebrush)
        • Muehlenbeckia axillaris (Creeping muehlenbeckia)

        Myoporum

        • Myoporum laetum (Ngaio)
        • Myoporum laetum var. decumbens

        Myrsine

        • Myrsine aquilonia (Coastal matipo)
        • Myrsine australis (Red matipo)
        • Myrsine chathamica (Chatham Island matipo)
        • Myrsine divaricata (Weeping matipo)
        • Myrsine nummularia (Creeping matipo)
        • Myrsine salicina (Toro)

        Neomyrtus

        • Neomyrtus pedunculata (Rōhutu)

        Nestegis

        • Nestegis apetala (Coastal maire)
        • Nestegis cunninghamii (Black Maire)
        • Nestegis lanceolata (White maire)
        • Nestegis montana (Narrow-leaved maire)

        Olearia

        • Olearia albida (Tanguru)
        • Olearia allomii (Great Barrier Tree Daisy)
        • Olearia angulata
        • Olearia arborescens (Common tree daisy)
        • Olearia avicenniifolia (Mountain akeake)
        • Olearia chathamica (Keketerehe)
        • Olearia cheesemanii (Streamside tree daisy)
        • Olearia cymbifolia (Hard Leaved Tree Daisy)
        • Olearia furfuracea (Akepiro)
        • Olearia ilicifolia (Mountain holly)
        • Olearia lacunosa (Lancewood Tree Daisy)
        • Olearia locheliia
        • Olearia matthewsii (Cultivar O. ilicifolia x O. moschata)
        • Olearia nummulariifolia (Tree daisy)
        • Olearia pachyphylla (Thick-leaved tree daisy)
        • Olearia paniculata (Akiraho)
        • Olearia rani (Heketara)
        • Olearia solandri (Coastal shrub daisy)
        • Olearia townsonii (Coromandel tree daisy)
        • Olearia traversiorum (Chatham Island Akeake)
        • Olearia virgata (Twiggy tree daisy)
        • Olearia x macrodonta (NZ Holly)

        Ozothamnus

        • Ozothamnus leptophyllus (Mountain Cottonwood)
        • Ozothamnus leptophyllus (Tauhinu)

        Pachystegia

        • Pachystegia insignis (Marlborough rock daisy)
        • Pachystegia minor (Marlborough rock daisy)
        • Pachystegia rufa (Marlborough rock daisy)
        • Pachystegia rufa X insignis (Marlborough rock daisy) hybrid

        Pennantia

        • Pennantia baylisiana (Three Kings Kaikomako)
        • Pennantia corymbosa (Kaikomako)

        Pentachondra

        • Pentachondra pumila

        Peraxilla

        • Peraxilla colensoi (Scarlet mistletoe)
        • Peraxilla tetrapetala (Red Mistletoe)

        Phyllocladus

        • Phyllocladus alpinus (Mountain Toatoa)
        • Phyllocladus toatoa (Blue Celery Pine)
        • Phyllocladus trichomanoides (Tanekaha)

        Pimelea

        • Pimelea buxifolia (Tall pinatore)
        • Pimelea gnidia (Pimelea)

        Piper

        • Piper excelsum (Kawakawa)

        Pisonia

        • Pisonia brunoniana 'Variegata' (Variegated Parapara)
        • Pisonia brunoniana (Parapara)

        Pittosporum

        • Pittosporum (a form) 'Stephens Island'
        • Pittosporum colensoi (Black Mapou)
        • Pittosporum cornifolium (Tawhirikaro)
        • Pittosporum crassifolium (Karo)
        • Pittosporum dallii (Kohuhu)
        • Pittosporum divaricatum
        • Pittosporum eugenioides (Lemonwood)
        • Pittosporum fairchildii (Fairchild's kohuhu)
        • Pittosporum huttonianum (Hutton's kohuhu)
        • Pittosporum obcordatum (Heart leaved Kohuhu)
        • Pittosporum patulum (Pitpat)
        • Pittosporum ralphii (Ralph's Kohuhu)
        • Pittosporum tenuifolium (Kohuhu)
        • Pittosporum turneri (Turner's kohuhu)
        • Pittosporum umbellatum (haekaro)
        • Pittosporum virgatum

        Plagianthus

        • Plagianthus divaricatus (Salt marsh ribbonwood)
        • Plagianthus regius subsp. chathamicus (Chatham Island ribbonwood)
        • Plagianthus regius subsp. regius (Ribbonwood)

        Planchonella

        • Planchonella costata (Tawapou)

        Podocarpus

        • Podocarpus acutifolius (Needle-leaved totara)
        • Podocarpus cunninghamii (Mountain totara)
        • Podocarpus nivalis (Snow totara)
        • Podocarpus totara 'Pendula' (Weeping Totara)
        • Podocarpus totara (Lowland totara)
        • Podocarpus totara Aurea (Golden totara)

        Pomaderris

        • Pomaderris amoena (Tauhinu)
        • Pomaderris kumeraho (Gumdiggers soap, Kumerahou)
        • Pomaderris phylicifolia (Tauhinu)

        Prumnopitys

        • Prumnopitys ferruginea
        • Prumnopitys taxifolia (Matai, Black pine)

        Pseudopanax

        • Pseudopanax arboreus (Five finger)
        • Pseudopanax chathamicus (Chatham Island Lancewood)
        • Pseudopanax colensoi var. colensoi (Mountain five finger)
        • Pseudopanax colensoi var. ternatus (Three-finger)
        • Pseudopanax crassifolius (Lancewood)
        • Pseudopanax discolor
        • Pseudopanax ferox (Savage lancewood)
        • Pseudopanax gilliesii
        • Pseudopanax laetus
        • Pseudopanax lessonii (Houpapa)

        Pseudowintera

        • Pseudowintera colorata (Horopito)

        Quintinia

        • Quintinia serrata (Tawheowheo)

        Raukaua

        • Raukaua edgerleyi (Pseudopanax Raukaua)
        • Raukaua simplex (Haumakaroa)

        Rhabdothamnus

        • Rhabdothamnus solandri (Taurepo)

        Rhopalostylis

        • Rhopalostylis baueri (Kermadec nikau)
        • Rhopalostylis sapida (Nikau Palm)
        • Rhopalostylis sapida var. chathamica (Chatham Island Nikau)

        Scandia

        • Scandia rosifolia (Native Angelica)

        Schefflera

        • Schefflera digitata (Pate, Seven Finger)

        Solanum

        • Solanum aviculare (Poroporo)
        • Solanum laciniatum (Poroporo)

        Sophora

        • Sophora chathamica (Coastal kowhai)
        • Sophora fulvida (West coast kowhai)
        • Sophora howinsula (Lord Howe Kowhai)
        • Sophora microphylla (Kowhai)
        • Sophora molloyi (Cook Strait Kowhai)
        • Sophora prostrata (Prostrate Kowhai)
        • Sophora tetraptera (Large-leaved kowhai)

        Streblus

        • Streblus banksii (Large leaved milk tree)
        • Streblus heterophyllus (Small-leaved milk tree)
        • Streblus smithii (Three Kings milk tree)

        Tetragonia

        • Tetragonia implexicoma (Kokihi)

        Teucridium

        • Teucridium parvifolium (Teucridium)

        Toronia

        • Toronia toru (Toru)

        Vitex

        • Vitex lucens (Puriri)

        Weinmannia

        • Weinmannia racemosa (Kamahi)
        • Weinmannia silvicola (Towai)
      • trees-exotic
  • reptiles
  • water-dwelling