Manual of the New Zealand Flora.

III. Alphabetical List Of Maori Names Of Plants

III. Alphabetical List Of Maori Names Of Plants.

The following list of Maori plant-names has been compiled from various sources, such, as the list given in the appendix to the "Handbook," Williams's "New Zealand Dictionary," Mr. Colenso's botanical and ethnographical papers printed in various volumes of the "Transactions of the New Zealand Institute," &c. I particularly desire to acknowledge my indebtedness to the Right Rev. W. L. Williams, Bishop of Waiapu, for a very full and complete catalogue of all Maori plant-names known to him, including a great number not previously published. Bishop Williams's intimate acquaintance with both the Maori language and the botany of New Zealand has made his assistance most valuable, and I feel that any merit which this enumeration possesses is chiefly due to his friendly co-operation. Mr. Percy Smith has also furnished me with many new names and much valuable criticism; while Mr. Elsdon Best has supplied a copious list of plant-names in use in the Urewera Country. I have also received assistance from the Rev. F. R. Spencer, R. H. Matthews, F. A. D. Cox, A. Shand, and others, to all of whom my grateful thanks are due.

  • Eketera (D'Urville). Lepidium oleraceum.
  • Emiemi (Tregear). Dracopliyllum latifolium.
  • Ewekuri (Williams). Paratrophis heterophylla.
  • Ihupuku (Williams). Cultivated variety of I pomœa batatas.
  • Inaka (Traill). Dracophyllum longifolium
  • Inakaporiro (Williams). Cyathodes acerosa.
  • Inihina (A. Shand). Melicytus ramiflorus. Chatham Island. "Probably should be Inaina," Percy Smith.
  • Irirangi (Elsdon Best). Hymenophyllum demissum and H. dilatatum.
  • Oho (Hector, Tregear). Pseudopanax Lessonii. Probably a mistake for Houhcu,
  • Ohoeka (Lindsay, Williams). Pseudopanax crassifolium.
  • Oioi (Colenso). Leptocarpus simplex.
  • Ongaonga (Colenso, Williams). Urtica ferox and U. incisa.
  • Orewa (Hector). Sideroxylon costatum.
  • Oru (Cunningham, Colenso). Colensoa physaloides.
  • Oue (Williams). A variety of Phormium tenax.
  • Upokotangata (Colenso). Mariscus ustulatus.
  • Upokotiketike (Colenso). Cultivated variety of Colocasia antiquorum.
  • Ureure (Colenso, Williams). Fruit of Freycinetia Banksii.
  • Ururangi (Williams). Cultivated variety of I pomœa batatas.
  • Uwhi (Williams). Variety of Solanum tuberosum.
  • Uwhikaho (Williams). Dioscorea sp.
  • Uwhipara (Tregear). Marattia fraxinea.