Biota of New Ingerland/Plants
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Plants make a major component of the Biota of New Ingerland. Indeed there are thought to be many more species of plant on the islands than there are species of animal. The islands are populated by species from across the major clades of angiosperms, gymnosperms, and - most significantly - ferns.
Key
Denotes introduced species.
Clades
Clade: Angiospermae (flowering plants)
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Akakura (Metrosideros carminea) |  New Ingerland:
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Cabbage tree (Cordyline australis) | All islands |
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Harakeke (Phormium tenax) | All islands | 
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Horoeka (Pseudopanax ferox) | All islands | 
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Kowhai (Sophora tetraptera) | All islands |
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Mountain buttercup (Ranunculus lyallii) | New Ingerland:
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Maidenhair vine (Muehlenbeckia complexa) | Temperate forests |
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Oswald Island daisy (Pleurophyllum ostrum) | New Ingerland:
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Pandorea pandorana | New Ingerland:
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Pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa) | All islands. Coastal habitats. |
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Rātā (Metrosideros umbellata) | All islands |
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Richea scoparia | All islands |
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Southern red beech (Nothofagus rubus) | New Ingerland:
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Tāwhai (Nothofagus menziesii) | All islands |
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Tāwhairauriki (Nothofagus solandri) | All islands |
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Tanglefoot beech (Nothofagus gunnii) | All islands |
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Tarata (Pittosporum eugenioides) | All islands. Lowland habitats. |
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Thryptomene calycina | All islands |
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Toetoe (Austroderia toetoe) | Lowland habitats north of 52°30'S. |
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Clade: Gymnospermae (conifers, etc.)
| Species | Distribution | Conservation status |
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Kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides) | Lowland forest and wetlands |
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Matai (Prumnopitys taxifolia) | All islands. Lowland habitats. |
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Miro (Prumnopitys ferruginea) | All islands. Lowland habitats. |
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Pāhautea (Libocedrus bidwillii) | Brunswich Island |
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Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) | All islands |
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Snow tōtara (Podocarpus nivalis) | Highland climates |
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Star pine (Araucaria excelsa) | All islands |
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Tanekaha (Phyllocladus trichomanoides) | All islands |
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Tōtara (Podocarpus totara) | Lowland areas north of 50°S |
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Clade: Polypodiopsidae (ferns)
| Species | Distribution | Conservation status |
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| Adiantum viridescens | New Ingerland:
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| Adiantum fulvum | New Ingerland:
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Mamaku (Cyathea medullaris) | New Ingerland:
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Puhinui (Adiantum cunninghamii) | All islands |
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Ponga (Cyathea dealbata) | All islands |
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Rough Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum hispidulum) | New Ingerland:
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Soft fern (Dicksonia antarctica) | All islands |
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