Flora of the Chatham Islands
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The flora of the Chatham Islands
consists of around 388 terrestrial plant species, of which 47 are endemic. The Chatham Islands make up the Chatham floristic province
of the Neozeylandic Region of the Antarctic Kingdom.
The flora of the Chatham Islands include:
Chatham Islands
The Chatham Islands are an archipelago and New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean consisting of about ten islands within a radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island. Their name in the indigenous language, Moriori, means Misty Sun...
consists of around 388 terrestrial plant species, of which 47 are endemic. The Chatham Islands make up the Chatham floristic province
Floristic province
A phytochorion, in phytogeography, is a geographic area with a relatively uniform composition of plant species. Adjacent phytochoria do not usually have a sharp boundary, but rather a soft one, a transitional area in which many species from both regions overlap...
of the Neozeylandic Region of the Antarctic Kingdom.
The flora of the Chatham Islands include:
- Phormium chathams (Chatham Island flax)
- Myosotidium hortensia (Chatham Islands forget-me-not)
- Aciphylla dieffenbachii (Soft speargrass)
- Astelia chathamica (Chatham Islands kakaha)
- Brachyglottis huntiiBrachyglottis huntiiBrachyglottis huntii is a species of the genus Brachyglottis in the Asteraceae family and used to be one of the genus Senecio. It is found only in New Zealand.-References:* de Lange, P.J. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
(Rautini) - Coprosma chathamica (Chatham Islands Karamu)
- Dracophyllum arboreum (Tarahinau)
- Dracophyllum scoparium (Swamp heath)
- Drosera binataDrosera binataDrosera binata, commonly known as the Fork-leaved sundew, is a large, perennial sundew native to Australia and New Zealand. The specific epithet is Latin for "having pairs" - a reference to the leaves, which are dichotomously divided or forked...
(Fork leaved Sundew) - Embergeria grandifolia (Giant sowthistle)
- Geranium traversii (Chatham Islands geranium)
- Lepidium oleraceumLepidium oleraceumLepidium oleraceum is a herb in the Brassicaceae family, endemic to New Zealand. Its English common name is Cook's Scurvy Grass; Māori names include Heketara, Nau and Ngau.-Taxonomy:There are three recognised varieties:...
(Cook's Scurvy Grass) - Leptinella featherstonii (Button daisy)
- Linum monogynum var. chathamicum (Linen flax)
- Hebe barkeriHebe barkeriHebe barkeri is a species of plant in the Plantaginaceae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* de Lange, P.J. 1998. . . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
(Tree Koromiko) - Hebe chathamica
- Hebe dieffenbachii
- Olearia chathamicaOlearia chathamicaOlearia chathamica is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in New Zealand.-Source:* de Lange, P.J. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
(Keketerehe) - Olearia semidentata (Swamp aster)
- Olearia traversiorum - Chatham Island akeake or Chatham Island tree daisy
- Sophora chathamica (Kowhai)
- Utricularia delicatulaUtricularia delicatulaUtricularia delicatula is a terrestrial species of bladderwort and is unique within its genus in being endemic to New Zealand. The specific epithet is Latin for "dainty" and refers to the small flowers of this species...