Wikipedia: Trees of New Zealand

Trees of New Zealand
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New Zealand's long geological isolation means that most of its flora is unique. There are a wide variety of native trees, adapted to all the various micro-climates in New Zealand. The native bush ranges from the temperate rainforests of the West Coast, the alpine forests of the Southern Alps and Fiordland to the coastal forests of the Abel Tasman National Park and the Catlins.

List of species:

Pterophyta (ferns)

Cyatheaceae & Dicksoniaceae (tree fern families)
- Ponga Cyathea dealbata
- Tuokuro Dicksonia lanata
- Kuripaka or Wheki-ponga Dicksonia fibrosa
- Wheki Dicksonia squarrosa

Pinophyta (conifers)

Araucariaceae (kauri family)
- Kauri Agathis australis
Podocarpaceae (yellow-wood family)
- Kahikatea Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
- Manoao Lagarostrobos colensoi (Manoao colensoi)
- Matai Prumnopitys taxifolia
- Miro Prumnopitys ferruginea
- Rimu Dacrydium cupressinum
- Totara Podocarpus totara
Phyllocladaceae (toatoa family)
- Tanekaha Phyllocladus trichomanoides
- Toatoa Phyllocladus toatoa, P. alpinus
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
- Kawaka Libocedrus plumosa
- Pahautea Libocedrus bidwillii

Magnoliophyta (broadleaf trees)

- Cabbage tree Cordyline australis
- Five finger
- Kotukutuku Fuchsia excorticata
- Hinau
- Kaka Beak
- Kamahi
- Kanuka
- Kowhai Sophora tetraptera, S. microphylla
- Lancewood
- Manuka
- Matagouri
- Nikau
- Pittosporum Pittosporum spp.
- Pohutukawa Metrosideros excelsus
- Puka
- Puriri
- Rata Metrosideros robustus (Northern rata), M. umbellatus (Southern rata)
- Rewarewa
- Taraire
- Tawa
- Titoki