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Indigenous plants in riparian area and adjacent land

A list of indigenous plans found along the South Karori Stream area on Makara Peak, as at 2001.

Botanical name Maori name Common name
Gymnosperm trees
Prumnopitys ferrugineamiromiro
Dicot trees and shrubs
Alectryon excelsustitokititoki
Aristotelia seratamakomakowineberry
Beilschmiedia tawatawatawa
Brachyglottis repandarangiorarangiora
Coprosma grandiflorakanonokanono
Coprosma rhamnoidescoprosma
Dacrycarous dacrydiodeskahikateakahikatea
Dacrydium cupressinumrimurimu
Dodonoea viscosaakeakeakeake
Dysoxylum spectabilekohekohekohekohe
Elaeocarpus dentatushinauhinau
Eugenia mairemaireswamp maire
Fuschia excorticatakotukutukutree fuschia
Geniostoma rupestre var.ligustrifoliumhangehangehangehange
Grislinea lucidapukabroadleaf
Hebe arboreakoromikotree hebe
Hebe stricta var. atkinsoniikoromikokoromiko
Hoheria populneahouherelacebark
Hoheria sextylosahouhiongaongalacebark
Knightia excelsarewarewarewarewa
Kunzea ericoideskanukakanuka
Laurelia novae-zelandiepuketeapuketea
Lepstospermum scopariummanukamanuka
Lophomyrtus bullataramaramaramarama
Macropiper execelsumkawakawakawakawa
Melicytus lanceolatamahoe-waonarrow leaved mahoe
Melicytus ramiflorusmahoewhitey wood
Metrosideros robustanorthern ratanorthern rata
Myporum laetumngaiongaio
Myrsine australismapoumapou
Olearia raniheketara
Pennantia corymbosakaikomakokaikomako
Pittosporum eugenioidestaratalemon wood
Pittosporum tenufoliumkohuhukohuhu
Podocarpus spicatusmataimatai
Podocarpus totaratotaratotara
Prumnopitys ferrugineamiromiro
Pseudopanax arboreusfive finger
Pseudopanax crassifoliushoroekalancewood
Schefflera digitatapateeseven finger
Urtica feroxtree nettleongaonga
Weinmannia racemosakamahikamahi
Monocot Lianes
Freycinetia bansksii ssp. bauerianakiekiekiekie
Ripogonum scndenskareaosupplejack
Dicot Lianes
Clematis paniculatapauwaanangawhite clematis
Metrosideros perforataakateaclinging rata
Metrosideros diffusaraatawhite rata
Metrosideros fulgensakakurascarlet rata
Muehlenbeckia australispoohuehuepohuehue
Parsonia hetereophyllaakakioreparsonia
Passiflora tetrandrakoohiaNZ passsionfruit
Rubus cissoidestaataramoabush lawyer
Grasses
Microlaena polynodatutukiwibamboo rice grass
Sedges
Carex sectapurei 
Uncinia scabra  
Uncinia uncinatamatau a Maauihooked sedge
Dicot herbs
Senecio rufiglandulosuspuhaureroa 
Stellaria decipiens  
Rushes
Juncus sp.wijuncus
Ferns
Asplenium bulbiferummanamanahen & chicken fern
Asplenium flaccidummakawe o Raukataurihanging spleenwort
Asplenium oblongifoliumhuruhuru whenuashining spleenwort
Asplenium polyodonpetakosickle spleenwort
Blechnum chambersiininilance fern
Blechnum discolorpiupiu crown fern
Blechnum filiformepaanakothread fern
Blechnum fluviatilekiwakiwakiwakiwa
Cyathea dealbatapongasilver fern
Cyathea medullarismamakublack tree fern
Cyathea smithiikaatotesoft tree fern
Histiopteris incisamaateawater fern
Hymenophyllum demissummoukufilmy fern
Hymenophyllum flabellatummoukufilmy fern
Lastreopsis glabella  
Lastreopsis hispida  
Leptopteris hymenophylloidesheruherusingle crepe fern
Paesia scaberula maataaaring fern
Palleaea rotundifoliatrawerabutton fern
Pneumatopteris pennigera paakaugully fern
Polystichum richardiipikopikoshield fern
Polystichum vestichum prickly shield fern
Pteridium esculentumraarahubracken
Pteris maclentatitipobrake
Rumohora adiantiformiskarawhiu 
Trichomanes venosum veined bristle fern
Orchids
Pterostylis banksiitutukiwigreenhood
Monocot herbs other than orchids, grasses, sedges, rushes
Phormium tenaxharakekeswamp flax
Collospermum haastatumkahakaha 

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