Meryta sinclairii Puka. Large and Leaves about 30cm long.  Common in Northern gardens. Purple berries

Pseudowintera colorata Pepperwood Horopito. Leaves blotched red and peppery to taste. Rotorua to Stewart island

Pittosporum cornifolium Shrub reaching 2m. Often epiphytic. Leaves 4-7cm long in whorls. North Cape to Marlborough

 Pittosporum eugenoides Lemonwood  Leaves 2-7cm long. glossy, light green and citrus scented when crushed. Shrub or small tree reaching 13m. North Cape to South Otago Distinguishing feature: leaves are citrus scented when crushed

Pittosporum tenuifolium kohuhu

Pittosporum colensoi Mountain Pittosporum. Similar to Pitto. tenuifolium but with larger and glossier leaf. Found in alpine regions.

Pittosporum crassifolium Karo. Coastal Pittosporum.  Leaves 5-12 cm. Leathery and hairy on the underside.

Pittosporum umbellatum Haekaro. A coastal Pittosporum found from Coromandel north. Similar to Karo but leaves less leathery

Pittosporum virgatum  Pittosporum of the North. Leaves 2-4 cm. long

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Small leaved shrubs with alternate leaves and that have smooth margins

 Kunzea ericoides Kanuka White tea tree. Shrub or tree reaching 16m. Bark thin, peels in strips. Leaves narrow and linear, 5-15 mm. Soft to touch. Small white flowers in bunches, late spring. Fruit a capsule to 5mm. Found in shrubland throughout NZ.

Leptospermum scoparium Manuka Red tea tree. Shrub or small tree reaching 8m. Leaves 1cm, pungent and pricks hand on touch. Flowers early spring 6-12 mm long, singular.  Fruit a woody capsule 8-12mm.  Found in shrubland throughout NZ.

Linum monogynum NZ Linum. Shrub to 1 m. Leaves bue/green. Tough fibrous stems, difficult to break by hand. White flowers.

Hymenanthera  microphylla. Thick leaved and leathery 5-12mm White berry 1cm. Found in coastal scrub Cook Strait and Banks Peninsula.

Leucopogon fasiculata Mingimingi Leaves 1-2.5 cm long and arranged in bundles or whorls. Juvenile form with larger leaves. Shrub reaching 5m. Often found in dry spots North cape to Canterbury.

Lophomyrtus pedunculata Rohutu Leaves 6-12 mm long red and oval. Bay of Islands and south.

Lophomyrtus bullata Ramarama Leaves1-3cm long swollen or blistered between the veins. Sometimes reddish. Shrub reaching 8m. Berry 1cm long dark red to black.

Muehlenbeckia australis Pohuehue Wireweed. Common on coastal gravels. Has tough brown wirey stems. The fruit is a three angled nut 2mm

Cassinia leptophylla syn.Ozothamnus leptophyllus Tauhinu Leaves 2-3mm long, glaucous, crowded on stem, margin folded under.

Corokia cotoneaster Corokia Leaves 8-25mm. long. Divaricating shrub reaching 3m. North Cape to Stewart Island

  Sophora prostrata Dwarf Kowhai . Excessively divaricating shrub with zigzag branches. Leaves 1-3 cm made of 3-11 leaflets. Banks Peninsula but common in gardens

Pittosporum pimelioides Leaves 1-4cm. long. Shrub to 2m. North Cape to Bay of Islands

Small leaved  shrubs with alternate leaves and toothed or lobed margins         

Fuschia procumbens This ground herb is found in Northern coastal cliffs, and is a common groundcover in gardens

Pratia angulata Ground Hugging herb found from Auckland south in shadey spots. 

Alseuosmia banksii Karapapa

Alseuosmia macrophylla karapapa

Gaultheria antipoda Snowberry

Melicytus micranthus Shrub reaching 5m. Flowers minute. berryb 3-6mm purple. From Kaitaia to Otago

Rhabdothamus solandri Turepo, Waiuatua. Leaves 1-2cm long, toothed. Flowers 2-2.5cm orange or yellow stripes. North Island

Melicope simplex Leaves 1-2cm long, winged petiole. Shrub reaching 4 m.

Climbers

Clematis paniculata Puawhananga.Large woody climber with 5-10cm flowers, very showy. Forests throughout NZ.

Tecomanthe speciosa Large vigorous climber. Endemic to Three Kings Islands although common in northern gardens. Large pendulous yellow-creamy flowers.

Rubus schmidelioides. Bush Lawyer. Leaves 5-12 cm long and toothed.

Rubus australis Bush lawyer. leaves 5-10 cm long oval, serrated. Prickles reddish. Fruit 8mm in diameter, yellow to red.

Metrosideros perforata Small white rata. Climber. White showy flowers in autumn.

Parsonsia heterophylla Native Jasmine. Kaihua. Opposite leaves 5-10cm. The fruit is a long narrow pod which opens to release the tufted seeds. Small but obvious white flowers.

Metrosideros carminea. Leaves 1.5-3cm long. Carmine red flowers. Mangonui to East Cape.  

Trees with simple leaves

Pennantia corymbosa Kaikomako A tree reaching 12 m. Has a juvenile divaricating form with interlacing twigs and branches. Leaves 3-10cm irregularly toothed. Adult leaves shown here. Fruit a small black drupe. 8mm long.

 Carpodetus serrata Putaputaweta. Leaves 2-5 cm long, smaller when young as shown here. Yellowish blotches on older leaves. Zig zagging branches.

  Elaeocarpus dentatus Hinau. Tall forest tree to 35 m. leaves 8-15cm.long. Bottom of leaf has pits at the midrib vein

Knightia excelsa  Rewarewa Tree reaching 30 m. Leaves 10-15 cm, coarsely toothed. Flowers velvety red and yellow. Fruit like a canoe 4-6cm. Common tree of ridges and dry spots. North cape to Marlborough.

 Toronia toru Toru Tree reaching 15m.Leaves 8-12 cm long with a red petiole. Fruit a pungent purple berry. North Cape to East Cape on dry ridges.

Corynocarpus laevigatus  Karaka Tree reaching 18m. Leaves 7-30cm long, thick glossy.Berry orange colour 3-4 cm long. North cape to Westland.

Beilschmiedia tarairi Taraire Common tree to 25 m of Northern lowland coastal forests. Blue underside to leaf. Leaf to 10cm x 6cm.  Berry a purple drupe 2-5 cm. long.

Beilschmiedia tawa Tawa Leaves 5-10 cm long, thin, dull blue on underside, yellowish green above. Berry 2.5cm long dark purple. Tall tree of Northern forest reaching 25 metres.

Myrsine salicina Toro. Leaves 7-18 cm. long tree reaching 10m. North Island forests & the West Coast

  Metrosideros excelsa pohutukawa NZ Christmas tree. Tree reaching 25m. Leaves2-10cm long, leathery and with a hairy underside.

Planchonella costata Tawapou Tree reaching 20m. Leaves 5-10 cm long, shining green. Red berry 2.5-4cm long,of 2or3 hard banana shaped seeds. Found on coastal headlands Northcape to Opotiki.

Trees with Compound leaves