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Raukaua simplex

Raukaua simplex
Photo: Walter Hood Fitch, Public domain
Family
Araliaceae (Ivy family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
New Zealand, Auckland I.
Climate
subtropical

About

Raukaua simplex, commonly known as haumakāroa, is a species of evergreen plant in the Araliaceae family. This species is native to New Zealand. The species occurs in certain lowland, montane and subalpine forests from the Waihou River southward to Stewart Island and the Auckland Islands. An example occurrence in Westland forests includes associates such as Cyathea smithii and Dicksonia squarrosa.

Other Raukaua plants

Raukaua anomalus · Raukaua edgerleyi · Raukaua gunnii · Devil's Elder · Raukaua

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Raukaua simplex by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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