Tree Species Database

Trees native to New Zealand

Pteridophyta (ferns)

Cyatheaceae & Dicksoniaceae (tree fern families)
Ponga or silver fern, Cyathea dealbata
Mamaku Cyathea medullaris
Mountain tree fern Cyathea colensoi
Gully tree fern Cyathea cunninghamii
Soft Tree fern Cyathea smithii
Tuakura Dicksonia lanata
Kuripaka or wheki-ponga Dicksonia fibrosa
New Zealand tree fern or wheki, Dicksonia squarrosa

Pinophyta (conifers)

Araucariaceae (kauri family)
Kauri Agathis australis

Podocarpaceae (yellow-wood family)
Kahikatea Dacrycarpus dacrydioides (formerly Podocarpus)
Manoao Lagarostrobos colensoi (syn. Manoao colensoi)
Lepidothamnus intermedius
Lepidothamnus laxifolius
Manoao Halocarpus kirkii
Halocarpus biformis
Halocarpus bidwillii
Mataī Prumnopitys taxifolia
Miro Prumnopitys ferruginea
Mountain Toatoa Phyllocladus alpinus
Rimu Dacrydium cupressinum
Tanekaha Phyllocladus trichomanoides
Tōtara Podocarpus totara
- Hall's tōtara Podocarpus hallii
- Needle-leaved tōtara Podocarpus acutifolius
- Westland tōtara Podocarpus totara var. waihoensis
- Mountain totara Podocarpus nivalis
Toatoa Phyllocladus toatoa (formerly Phyllocladus glaucus)

Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Kawaka Libocedrus plumosa
Pahautea Libocedrus bidwillii

Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)

Akeake

Akapuka Griselinia lucida

Beeches
Black beech Nothofagus solandri var. solandri
Hard beech Nothofagus truncata
Mountain beech Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides
Red beech Nothofagus fusca
Silver beech Nothofagus menziesii

Coprosmas
Chatham Islands karamu Coprosma chathamica (Chatham Islands)
Coprosma acutifolia (Kermadec Islands)
Coprosma ciliata
Coprosma dumosa
Coprosma macrocarpa subsp. minor
Coprosma pedicellata
Kanono Coprosma grandifolia
Karamu Coprosma lucida
Large-seeded coprosma Coprosma macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa
Leafy coprosma Coprosma parviflora
Mikimiki Coprosma linariifolia
Stinkwood Coprosma foetidissima
Taupata Coprosma petiolata (Kermadec Islands)

Cabbage trees Cordyline
Cabbage tree Cordyline australis
Dwarf cabbage tree Cordyline pumilio
Forest cabbage tree Cordyline banksii
Mountain cabbage tree Cordyline indivisa
Three Kings cabbage tree Cordyline obtecta

Dracophyllum (Dragon leaf)
Chatham Island grass tree Dracophyllum arboreum (Chatham Islands)
Dracophyllum acerosum
Dracophyllum fiordense
Dracophyllum townsonii
Gumland grass tree Dracophyllum lessonianum
Inaka / Inanga Dracophyllum longifolium
Inanga Dracophyllum filifolium
Mountain neinei Dracophyllum traversii
Neinei Dracophyllum latifolium
Slender dragon tree Dracophyllum elegantissimum
Totorowhiti Dracophyllum strictum
Variable inaka Dracophyllum trimorphum

Five finger Pseudopanax arboreus

Hīnau Elaeocarpus dentatus

Horopito
Lowland horopito Pseudowintera axillaris
Mountain horopito Pseudowintera colorata
Northland horopito Pseudowintera insperata

Kaikōmako Pennantia corymbosa

Kaka Beak Clianthus puniceus

Kawakawa Macropiper excelsum

Kāmahi Weinmannia racemosa

Kanuka
Geothermal kanuka Kunzea ericoides var. microflora
Great Barrier Island kanuka Kunzea sinclairii
Kanuka Kunzea ericoides var. ericoides

Kapuka Griselinea littoralis

Karaka Corynocarpus laevigatus

Kohekohe Dysoxylum spectabile

Koromiko Hebe salicifolia

Kōtukutuku Fuchsia excorticata

Kōwhai
Coastal kōwhai Sophora chathamica
Godley's kōwhai Sophora godleyi
Large-leaved kōwhai Sophora tetraptera
Limestone kōwhai Sophora longicarinata
Small-leaved kōwhai Sophora microphylla
Sophora fulvida

Lacebarks
Lacebark Hoheria populnea
Long-leaved lacebark Hoheria sexstylosa
Mountain lacebark Hoheria glabrata
Mountain lacebark Hoheria lyallii
Narrow-leaved houhere Hoheria angustifolia
Poor Knights houhere Hoheria equitum

Lancewoods
Lancewood Pseudopanax crassifolius
Toothed lancewood Pseudopanax ferox

Mamangi Coprosma arborea

Māhoe
Māhoe Melicytus ramiflorus
Narrow-leaved māhoe Melicytus lanceolatus

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

Makomako Aristotelia serrata

Manuka Leptospermum scoparium

Matagouri Discaria toumatou

Matipo
Black matipo, see Pittosporum tenuifolium
Coastal matipo Myrsine aquilonia
Chatham Island matipo Myrsine chathamica
Mt Burnett matipo Myrsine argentea
Red matipo Myrsine australis
Swamp matipo Myrsine coxii

Milk tree Streblus
Large-leaved milk tree Streblus banksii
Small-leaved milk tree Streblus heterophyllus
Three Kings milk tree Streblus smithii

Nikau Rhopalostylis sapida

Ngaio Myoporum laetum

Olearia (Tree daisy) Akepiro Olearia furfuracea
Akeake Olearia avicenniifolia
Akiraho Olearia paniculata
Chatham Island akeake Olearia traversiorum
Coastal tree daisy Olearia solandri
Common tree daisy Olearia arborescens
Coromandel tree daisy Olearia townsonii
Fragrant tree daisy Olearia fragrantissima
Gardner's tree daisy Olearia gardneri
Great Barrier tree daisy Olearia allomii
Hector's tree daisy Olearia hectorii
Heketara Olearia rani var. colorata
Heketara Olearia rani var. rani
Keketerehe Olearia chathamica
Lancewood tree daisy Olearia lacunosa
Mountain holly Olearia ilicifolia
Musky tree daisy Olearia moschata
Olearia angulata
Olearia crebra
Olearia lineata
Small-leaved tree daisy Olearia fimbriata
Streamside tree daisy Olearia cheesemanii
Subantarctic tree daisy Olearia lyallii
Swamp akeake Olearia telmatica
Tanguru Olearia albida
Tētēaweka Olearia angustifolia

Pigeonwood Hedycarya arborea

Pittosporum
Black matipo Pittosporum tenufolium
Fairchild's kohuhu Pittosporum fairchildii
Haekaro Pittosporum umbellatum
Heart-leaved pittosporum Pittosporum obcordatum
Hutton's kohuhu Pittosporum huttonianum
Karo Pittosporum crassifolium
Karo Pittosporum ralphii
Lemonwood Pittosporum eugenioides
Pitpat Pittosporum patulum
Pittosporum ellipticum
Pittosporum virgatum
Turner's kohuhu Pittosporum turneri

Pōkākā Elaeocarpus hookerianus

Pōhutukawa
Kermedec pōhutukawa Metrosideros kermadecensis
Pōhutukawa Metrosideros excelsa

Pouteretere Leptecophylla robusta

Puka Meryta sinclairii

Pukatea Laurelia novae-zelandiae

Putaputawētā Carpodetus serratus

Nothofagus sp.

Puriri Vitex lucens

Puriri Vitex lucens

Ramarama Lophomyrtus bullata

Rātā
Bartlett's rātā Metrosideros bartlettii
Northern rātā Metrosideros robusta
Parkinson's rātā Metrosideros parkinsonii
Southern rātā Metrosideros umbellata

Rautini Brachyglottis huntii

Rewarewa Knightia excelsa

Ribbonwood
Ribbonwood Plagianthus betulinus
Chatham Island ribbonwood Plagianthus regius subsp. chathamicus
Lowland ribbonwood Plagianthus regius subsp. regius

Swamp maire Syzygium maire

Taraire Beilschmiedia tarairi

Tawa Beilschmiedia tawa

Tōwai Weinmannia silvicola

Taupata Coprosma repens

Tawāpou Pouteria costata

Titoki Alectryon excelsus

Toro Rapanea salicina

Wharangi Melicope ternata

Whau Entelea aborescens (corkwood)