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Foster, Tony, B.Sc.,

Plant heritage New Zealand = te whakapapa o nga rakau : interpreting the special features of native plants / Whakapapa o nga rakau Tony Foster. - Kaeo, New Zealand Bushmans Friend 2012 - 207 pages : colour illustrations, 26 cm

Republication of 2008 edition. "Looks at the unique characteristics of New Zealand's plants, what makes them so special. It delves into the origins and evolution of the plants, how they have inspired songs, poems and works of art, Maori myths, stories and proverbs associated with them, and their many uses as a natural resource"--Cover flap.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

New Zealand plants in the landscape -- The characteristics of New Zealand's flora -- What's in a name? Classifying plants -- Maori and the plant world -- Conifers -- Angiosperms: dicotyledons (flowering trees, shrubs and climbers) -- Angiosperms: monocotyledons (flowering grasses, sedges and allies) -- Ferns.


Chiefly in English with some Maori.

ISBN: 9780473219123 : $49.95

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Endemic plants--New Zealand--Identification.
Plants--New Zealand--Identification.
Botany--New Zealand.
Te Wao nui a Tane.

Dewey Class. No.: 581.993