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- 4: Friends of Te Henui
- 4.1: Friends of Te Henui
- 4.2: About NZ National walkway "Te Henui"
- 4.3: Map of the walkway (Printable)
- 4.4: Videos of the walks in the Te Henui Valley
- 4.5: Aerial photograph showing tree positions, tracks and entrances.
- 4.6: Native Trees & Shrubs (Taranaki)
- 4.7: Native Trees & Shrubs not in Taranaki
- 4.8: Hebes and their cultivars and hybrids
- 4.9: Native Plants (Taranaki)
- 4.10: Native Plants not in Taranaki
- 4.11: Exotic Trees & Shrubs (Local)
- 4.11.1: Abutilon pictum (Flowering Maple)
- 4.11.2: Acer rufinerve (Snake-bark Maple)
- 4.11.3: Albizia julibrissin (Silktree)
- 4.11.4: Araucaria araucana (Monkey Puzzle Tree)
- 4.11.5: Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Pine)
- 4.11.6: Azaleas genus:
Current page is 4.11.7: Banksia genus:
- 4.11.8: Brugmansia arborea (White Angel's Trumpet)
- 4.11.9: Brugmansia aurea (Golden Angel’s Trumpet)
- 4.11.10: Brugmansia chlorantha
- 4.11.12: Brunfelsia genus: (Yesterday,Today & Tomorrow)
- 4.11.13: Bougainvillea genus:
- 4.11.14: Buddleja davidii (Orange Eye Buddleja)
- 4.11.15: Buddleia davidii (Buddleia White Profusion)
- 4.11.16: Camellias Japonica
- 4.11.17: Camellia Sasanquas
- 4.11.18: Catalpa speciosa (Northern Catalpa)
- 4.11.19: Cercis siliquastrum (Judas Tree)
- 4.11.20: Cercidiphyllum magnificum (Katsura))
- 4.11.21: Chimonanthus praecox (Wintersweet)
- 4.11.22: Clethra arborea (Lily of the Valley Tree)
- 4.11.23: Coleonema pulchellum (Confetti bush))
- 4.11.24: Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' (Sweet Pepperbush)
- 4.11.25: Cork wings on trees
- 4.11.26: Cornus gebus: (Dogwood)
- 4.11.27: Cornus capitata (Himalayan Dogwood)
- 4.11.28: Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese Cedar)
- 4.11.29: Cupressus macrocarpa (Macrocarpa)
- 4.11.30: Cydonia oblonga (Quince)
- 4.11.31: Daphne bholua
- 4.11.32: Embothrium coccineum (Chilean fire bush)
- 4.11.33: Erythrina caffra (Coastal Coral Tree)
- 4.11.34: Erythrina x sykesii (Australian Coral Tree)
- 4.11.35: Euonymus
- 4.11.36: Erythrina crista-galli (Cockspur Coral Tree)
- 4.11.37: Erica arborea (Tree Heath)
- 4.11.38: Eucalyptus (Genus:) Blue Gum
- 4.11.39: Genista stenopetala (Sweet Broom)
- 4.11.40: Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo)
- 4.11.41: Gordonia axillaries (Franklinia axillaris) Fried egg plant
- 4.11.43: Grevillea rosmarinifolia (Rosemary Grevillea)
- 4.11.44: Hakea decurrens (Bushy Needlewood)
- 4.11.45: Idesia polycarpa Maxim (Chinese Wonder Tree)
- 4.11.46: Ilex aquifolium (Holly)
- 4.11.47: Ligustrum lucidum (Privet)
- 4.11.48: Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree)
- 4.11.49: Luculia gratissima
- 4.11.50: Macadamia integrifolia (Macadamia)
- 4.11.51: Magnolia genus:
- 4.11.52: Malus cultivars (Crabapple)
- 4.11.53: Malvaceae genus: (Hibiscus)
- 4.11.54: Maple genus: (About)
- 4.11.55: Maple (Paperbark) Acer griseum
- 4.11.56: Maple (Japanese) Acer palmatum
- 4.11.57: Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood)
- 4.11.58: Michelia doltsopa
- 4.11.59: Nerium oleander (Oleander)
- 4.11.60: Olearia phlogopappa (Dusty daisy bush)
- 4.11.61: Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood)
- 4.11.62: Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree)
- 4.11.63: Phebalium genus:
- 4.11.64: Phoenix canariensis (Phoenix Palm)
- 4.11.66: Plectranthus saccatus (Stoep Jacaranda)
- 4.11.67: Populus yunnanensis (Yunnan poplar)
- 4.11.68: Prunoideae laurocerasus (Laurel Tree))
- 4.11.69: Prunus campanulata (Flowering Cherry)
- 4.11.70: Quercus (John Goodwin Oak Collection)
- 4.11.71: Quercus canarienis (Algerian Oak)
- 4.11.72: Quercus castanea (Castanea Oak)
- 4.11.73: Quercus coccinea (Scarlet Oak)
- 4.11.74: Quercus dentata (Daimyo Oak)
- 4.11.75: Quercus imbricaria (Shingle Oak)
- 4.11.76: Quercus libani (Lebanon Oak)
- 4.11.77: Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak)
- 4.11.78: Quercus palustris (Pin oak)
- 4.11.79: Quercus robur (Cypress Oak)
- 4.11.80: Quercus serrata (Red Oak)
- 4.11.81: Quercus variabilis (Chinese Cork Oak)
- 4.11.82: Rhododendron genus:
- 4.11.83: Senna corymbosa (Buttercup Tree)
- 4.11.84: Serissa Snowflake (Serissa foetida)
- 4.11.85: Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan)
- 4.11.86: Syzygium genus:(Lilly Pilly)
- 4.11.87: Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum)
- 4.11.88: Purple glory bush (Tibouchina urvilleana)
- 4.11.89: Tilia x europaea (Common lime)
- 4.11.90: Taxodium distichum (Swamp Cypress)
- 4.11.91: Taxus baccata (Yew)
- 4.11.92: Viburnum japonicum (Japanese viburnum)
- 4.12: Exotic Plants (Local)
- 4.13: Orchids (Local & NZ)
- 4.14: Ferns (NZ)
- 4.15: Weeds & Escapee Plants (Local & NZ)
- 4.16: Mushrooms,Fungi & Moulds (Local & NZ)
- 4.17: Lichens (Local & NZ)
- 4.18: Club Mosses (Local & NZ)
- 4.19: Mosses (Local & NZ)
- 4.20: Liverworts (Local & NZ)
- 4.21: Maori names of Native Trees
- 4.22: Traditional plant use by Maori
- 4.23: Birds (Local)
- 4.24: Butterflies and Moths (Local)
- 4.25: Fauna (Local and NZ)
- 4.26: Flies, Bees, Wasps (Local & NZ)
- 4.27: Botanical Terms Explained
- 4.28: Insects (Local and NZ)
- 4.29: Snails,Slugs,Worms (Local)
- 4.30: Spiders & Relations (Local)
- 4.31: Local Historic Maori Sites
- 4.32: Historical Maori Walkway Tour, Te Ara Puāwai o Te Hēnui
- 4.33: Te Henui Vicarage (Historic Place)
- 4.34: Kete Te Henui
- 4.35: Forest and Bird Society Native Tree Planting
- 4.36: Forest and Bird Restoration Project
- 4.37: Working Bee Photos 8/3/10
- 4.38: Local Activities
- 4.39: Local Weed Removal
- 4.40: NPCC Planting etc.
- 4.41: Walkway Signs,etc.
- 4.42: The Friends Gallery
- 4.43: Environmental Monitoring Projects
- 4.44: New Plymouth & Taranaki Web Links
- 4.45: Contact Us
- 4.46: Admin Login
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- 3: Taranaki Kiwi Trust
4: Friends of Te Henui
- 5: Nga Motu Marine Reserve Society
- 6: Royal Forest and Bird Society, Taranaki
- 7: Rotokare Scenic Reserve
- 8: New Zealand Herpetological Society
Banksia
Kingdom: Plantae
(Unranked): Angiosperms
(Unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Species: about 170
Banksia is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and heads. When it comes to size, banksias range from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 30 metres tall. They are heavy producers of nectar. They are an important food source for all sorts of nectariferous animals, including birds and a host of invertebrates.
Photographed at Lat 39 4' 0.2 S Long 174 5' 0.6" E Datum WGS 84
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