Indigenous Plants (Riperian Area)

A list of indigenous plans found along the South Karori Stream area on Makara Peak.

Botanical name Maori name Common name Gymnosperm trees Prumnopitys ferruginea miro miro Dicot trees and shrubs Alectryon excelsus titoki titoki Aristotelia serata makomako wineberry Beilschmiedia tawa tawa tawa Brachyglottis repanda rangiora rangiora Coprosma grandiflora kanono kanono Coprosma rhamnoides coprosma Dacrycarous dacrydiodes kahikatea kahikatea Dacrydium cupressinum rimu rimu Dodonoea viscosa akeake akeake Dysoxylum spectabile kohekohe kohekohe Elaeocarpus dentatus hinau hinau Eugenia maire maire swamp maire Fuschia excorticata kotukutuku tree fuschia Geniostoma rupestre var.ligustrifolium hangehange hangehange Grislinea lucida puka broadleaf Hebe arborea koromiko tree hebe Hebe stricta var. atkinsonii koromiko koromiko Hoheria populnea houhere lacebark Hoheria sextylosa houhiongaonga lacebark Knightia excelsa rewarewa rewarewa Kunzea ericoides kanuka kanuka Laurelia novae-zelandie puketea puketea Lepstospermum scoparium manuka manuka Lophomyrtus bullata ramarama ramarama Macropiper execelsum kawakawa kawakawa Melicytus lanceolata mahoe-wao narrow leaved mahoe Melicytus ramiflorus mahoe whitey wood Metrosideros robusta northern rata northern rata Myporum laetum ngaio ngaio Myrsine australis mapou mapou Olearia rani heketara Pennantia corymbosa kaikomako kaikomako Pittosporum eugenioides tarata lemon wood Pittosporum tenufolium kohuhu kohuhu Podocarpus spicatus matai matai Podocarpus totara totara totara Prumnopitys ferruginea miro miro Pseudopanax arboreus five finger Pseudopanax crassifolius horoeka lancewood Schefflera digitata patee seven finger Urtica ferox tree nettle ongaonga Weinmannia racemosa kamahi kamahi Monocot Lianes Freycinetia bansksii ssp. baueriana kiekie kiekie Ripogonum scndens kareao supplejack Dicot Lianes Clematis paniculata pauwaananga white clematis Metrosideros perforata akatea clinging rata Metrosideros diffusa raata white rata Metrosideros fulgens akakura scarlet rata Muehlenbeckia australis poohuehue pohuehue Parsonia hetereophylla akakiore parsonia Passiflora tetrandra koohia NZ passsionfruit Rubus cissoides taataramoa bush lawyer Grasses Microlaena polynoda tutukiwi bamboo rice grass Sedges Carex secta purei   Uncinia scabra     Uncinia uncinata matau a Maaui hooked sedge Dicot herbs Senecio rufiglandulosus puhaureroa   Stellaria decipiens     Rushes Juncus sp. wi juncus Ferns Asplenium bulbiferum manamana hen & chicken fern Asplenium flaccidum makawe o Raukatauri hanging spleenwort Asplenium oblongifolium huruhuru whenua shining spleenwort Asplenium polyodon petako sickle spleenwort Blechnum chambersii nini lance fern Blechnum discolor piupiu crown fern Blechnum filiforme paanako thread fern Blechnum fluviatile kiwakiwa kiwakiwa Cyathea dealbata ponga silver fern Cyathea medullaris mamaku black tree fern Cyathea smithii kaatote soft tree fern Histiopteris incisa maatea water fern Hymenophyllum demissum mouku filmy fern Hymenophyllum flabellatum mouku filmy fern Lastreopsis glabella     Lastreopsis hispida     Leptopteris hymenophylloides heruheru single crepe fern Paesia scaberula maataaa ring fern Palleaea rotundifolia trawera button fern Pneumatopteris pennigera paakau gully fern Polystichum richardii pikopiko shield fern Polystichum vestichum   prickly shield fern Pteridium esculentum raarahu bracken Pteris maclenta titipo brake Rumohora adiantiformis karawhiu   Trichomanes venosum   veined bristle fern Orchids Pterostylis banksii tutukiwi greenhood Monocot herbs other than orchids, grasses, sedges, rushes Phormium tenax harakeke swamp flax Collospermum haastatum kahakaha

Note: additions made to original list by Makara Peak Supporters since 2000