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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)
- 4.12: Exotic Plants (Local)
- 4.13: Orchids (Local & NZ)
- 4.14: Ferns (NZ)
- 4.15: Weeds & Escapee Plants (Local & NZ)
- 4.15.1: African Clubmoss (Selaginella kraussiana)
- 4.15.2: Agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox)
- 4.15.3: Aluminium plant (Lamiastrum galeobdolon)
- 4.15.4: Amaranth (Green) Amaranthus lividus
- 4.15.5: Amaranth (Prostrate) Amaranthus deflexus
- 4.15.6: Amaranth (Redroot) Amaranthus spp
- 4.15.7: Apple of Peru (Nicandra physaloides)
- 4.15.8: Asparagus fern (Asparagus scandens)
- 4.15.9: Aristea (Aristea ecklonii)
- 4.15.10: Banana Passionfruit (Passiflora tripartita)
- 4.15.11: Barberry (Berberis darwinii)
- 4.15.12: Bear's breeches (Acanthus mollis)
- 4.15.13: Bedstraw (Cleaver) Galium aparine
- 4.15.14: Biddy-bid (Acaena novae-zelandiae)
- 4.15.15: Bindweed ( Black) Fallopia convolvulus)
- 4.15.16: Bindweed (Great) Calystegia silvatica
- 4.15.17: Bindweed (Pink) Calystegia sepium
- 4.15.18: Bittercress (Hairy) Cardamine hirsute
- 4.15.19: Black Eye Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata)
- 4.15.20: Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
- 4.15.21: Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
- 4.15.22: Blue spur flower (Plectranthus ciliatus)
- 4.15.23: Borage (Blue) Borago officinalis
- 4.15.24: Borage (White) Borago officinalis
- 4.15.25: Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum)
- 4.15.26: Broom (Common) Cytisus scoparius
- 4.15.27: Broomrape (Orobanche minor)
- 4.15.28: Buddleia (Orange eye) Buddleja davidii
- 4.15.29: Bush Wattle (Paraserianthes lophantha)
- 4.15.30: Burdock (Arctium minus)
- 4.15.31: Buttercup (Creeping ) Ranunculus repens
- 4.15.32: Californian poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
- 4.15.33: Californian stinkweed (Navarretia squarrosa)
- 4.15.34: Canadian Fleabane (Conyza canadensis)
- 4.15.35: Cape Daisy (Arctotheca calendula)
- 4.15.36: Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)
- 4.15.37: Catchfly (Windmill pink) Silene gallica
- 4.15.38: Catsear (C0mm0n) Hypochoeris radicata
- 4.15.39: Centaury (Centaurium erythraea)
- 4.15.40: Daisy (Common) Bellis perennis
- 4.15.41: Century plant (Agave Americana)
- 4.15.42: Cestrum (Cestrum Hugh Redgrove)
- 4.15.43: Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis)
- 4.15.44: Chickweed (Common) Stellaria media
- 4.15.45: Chickweed (Little Mouse-ear) Cerastium semidecandrum
- 4.15.46: Chicory (Common) Cichorium intybus
- 4.15.48: Cineraria (Genus:Pericallis)
- 4.15.49: Clover (Haresfoot) Trifolium arvense
- 4.15.50: Clover (Red) Trifolium pratense
- 4.15.51: Clover (White) Trifolium repens
- 4.15.52: Corn marigold (Glebionis segetum)
- 4.15.53: Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster glaucophyllus)
- 4.15.54: Cotoneaster (Parney Cotoneaster) Cotoneaster lacteus
- 4.15.55: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- 4.15.56: Datura (Angel's trumpet) Brugmansia candida
- 4.15.57: Dock (Climbing)(Rumex sagittatus)
- 4.15.58: Dock (Fiddle) Rumex pulcher
- 4.15.59: Duckweed (Lemna minor)
- 4.15.60: Dovesfoot Cranesbill (Geranium molle
- 4.15.61: Elaeagnus (Elaeagnus x reflexa)
- 4.15.62: Euphorbia Kea (Euphorbia characias)
- 4.15.63: Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
- 4.15.64: Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis)
- 4.15.65: Flax (Pale flax) Linum bienne
- 4.15.66: Flax (Purging flax) Linum catharticum
- 4.15.67: Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica)
- 4.15.68: Foxglove (Purple) Digitalis purpurea
- 4.15.69: Foxglove (White) Digitalis alba
- 4.15.70: Galinsoga (Gallant soldier) Galinsoga parviflora
- 4.15.71: Galinsoga (Shaggy soldier) Galinsoga quadriradiata
- 4.15.72: Ginger (Kahili) Hedychium gardnerianum
- 4.15.73: Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
- 4.15.74: Gravel groundsel (Senecio skirrhodion)
- 4.15.75: Hare's-tail grass (Lagurus ovatus)
- 4.15.76: Ice Plant (Carpobrotus spp)
- 4.15.77: Hawkbit (Lesser) Leontodon taraxacoides
- 4.15.78: Hawksbeard (Smooth) Crepis capillaries
- 4.15.79: Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
- 4.15.80: Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)
- 4.15.81: Hemlock (Conium maculatu)
- 4.15.82: Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
- 4.15.83: Honeysuckle (Himalayan) Leycesteria formosa
- 4.15.84: Hydrocotyle
- 4.15.85: Honeysuckle (Japanese) Lonicera japonica
- 4.15.86: Inkweed (Phytolacca octandra)
- 4.15.87: Ivy (Hedera helix)
- 4.15.88: Ivy (German ) Delairea odorata
- 4.15.89: Jasmine (White & Pink) Jasminum polyanthum
- 4.15.90: Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum)
- 4.15.91: Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
- 4.15.92: Ladder fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia)
- 4.15.93: Lantana (Lantana camara)
- 4.15.94: Lily (Arum lily) Zantedeschia aethiopica
- 4.15.95: Lily (Calla 'Green Goddess') Zantedeschia aethiopic
Current page is 4.15.96: Lily (Elephants Ear) locasia brisbanensis
- 4.15.97: Lily (Italian Arum) Arum italicum
- 4.15.98: Moth plant (Araujia sericifera)
- 4.15.99: Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta)
- 4.15.100: Mallow (Small Flower) Malva parviflora
- 4.15.101: Matagouri (Discaria toumatou)
- 4.15.102: Mayweed (Corn chamomile) Anthemis arvensis
- 4.15.103: Mayweed (Stinking) Anthemis cotula
- 4.15.104: Mexican Daisy (Erigeron karvinskianus)
- 4.15.105: Milkweed (Euphor peplus)
- 4.15.106: Mistflower (Argeratina riparia)
- 4.15.107: Monkey musk (Mimulus guttatus)
- 4.15.108: Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum)
- 4.15.109: Muehlenbeckia (Large-leaved) Muehlenbeckia australis
- 4.15.110: Mullein (Moth) Verbascum virgatum
- 4.15.111: Mullein (Woolly) Verbascum thapsus
- 4.15.112: Montbretia (rocosmia × crocosmiiflora)
- 4.15.113: Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica)
- 4.15.114: Nasturtium (Genus:Tropaeolum)
- 4.15.115: Nightshade (Black) Solanum nigrum
- 4.15.116: Nightshade (Velvety) Solanum chenopodioides
- 4.15.117: Nightshade (Woolly) Solanum mauritianum
- 4.15.118: Onion weed (Allium triquetrum)
- 4.15.119: Old Man's Beard (Clematis vitalba)
- 4.15.120: Oxalis (Lilac) Oxalis incarnata
- 4.15.121: Oxalis (Bermuda buttercup) Oxalis pes-caprae
- 4.15.122: Oxalis (Creeping) Oxalis exilis
- 4.15.123: Oxalis (Creeping Wood Sorrel) Oxalis corniculata
- 4.15.124: Oxalis (Pink) Oxalis articulata
- 4.15.125: Oxalis (White) Oxalis crassipes
- 4.15.126: Oxalis (Yellow sorrel) Oxalis pes-caprae
- 4.15.127: Oxalis (Yellow Woodsorrel) Oxalis stricta
- 4.15.128: Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
- 4.15.129: Oxtongue (Picris echioides)
- 4.15.130: Pampas (Cortaderia selloana & Cortaderia jubata)
- 4.15.131: Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
- 4.15.132: Periwinkle (Vinca major)
- 4.15.133: Pink Knotweed (Polygonum capitatum)
- 4.15.134: Plantain (Broad leaved) Plantago major
- 4.15.135: Plantain (Narrow-leaved) Plantago lanceolata
- 4.15.136: Pondweed (Longleaf ) Potamogeton nodosus
- 4.15.137: Poroporo (Solanum laciniatum)
- 4.15.138: Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans)
- 4.15.139: Primrose (Common evening) Oenothera biennis
- 4.15.140: Primrose (Evening) Oenothera glazioviana
- 4.15.141: Privet (Ligustrum lucidum)
- 4.15.142: Purple-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium iridifolium)
- 4.15.143: Purple Top (Verbena bonariensis)
- 4.15.144: Ragwort (Pink) Senecio glastifolius
- 4.15.145: Speedwell (Scrambling) Veronica persica
- 4.15.146: Ragwort (Yellow) Senecio Jacobaea
- 4.15.147: Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
- 4.15.148: Scrambling Fumitory (Fumaria muralis)
- 4.15.149: Sedge (Umbrella) Cyperus eragrostis
- 4.15.150: Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)
- 4.15.151: Storkbill (Erodium cicutarium)
- 4.15.152: Snapdragons (Antirrhinum spp)
- 4.15.153: Spanish heath (Erica lusitanica)
- 4.15.154: Speedwell (Water) Veronica anagallis-aquatica
- 4.15.155: Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
- 4.15.156: Snapdragon (Cymbalaria muralis)
- 4.15.157: Spurrey weed (Spergula arvensis)
- 4.15.158: Spur Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
- 4.15.159: Stinging Nettle (Urtica urens)
- 4.15.160: St Johns Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- 4.15.161: Strawberry (Alpine) Fragaria vesca
- 4.15.162: Strawberry (Indian) Potentilla indica
- 4.15.163: Sweet Briar (Rosa rubiginosa)
- 4.15.164: Tarweed (Parentucellia viscosa)
- 4.15.165: Thistle (Californian) Cirsium arvense
- 4.15.166: Thistle (Marsh) Cirsium palustre
- 4.15.167: Thistle (Milk) Silybum marianum
- 4.15.168: Thistle (Nodding) Carduus nutans
- 4.15.169: Thistle (Scotch) Cirstium vulgare
- 4.15.170: Thistle Sow (Prickly) Sonchus asper
- 4.15.171: Thistle Sow (Smooth) Sonchus oleraceus
- 4.15.172: Thornapple (Datura stramonium)
- 4.15.173: Toadflax (purple) Linaria purpurea
- 4.15.174: Treasure flower (Gazania linearis)
- 4.15.175: Tree Lucerne (Chamaecytisus palmensis)
- 4.15.177: Trefoil (Hairy birdsfoot) Lotus angustissimus
- 4.15.178: Trefoil (Narrow-leaf Bird's-foot) Lotus glaber
- 4.15.179: Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum)
- 4.15.180: Wandering Jew (Tradescantia fluminensis)
- 4.15.181: Watercress (Nasturtium microphyllum/officinale)
- 4.15.182: Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
- 4.15.183: Wavy-leaved fleabane (Conyza bonariensis)
- 4.15.184: Wild basil (Clinopodium vulgare)
- 4.15.185: Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
- 4.15.186: Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
- 4.15.187: Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)
- 4.15.188: Wild Turnip (Brassica rapa)
- 4.15.189: Willow Herb (Epilobium ciliatum)
- 4.15.190: Willow Weed (Persicaria maculosa)
- 4.15.191: Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- 4.15.192: Vervain (Verbena officinalis)
- 4.15.193: Vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare)
- 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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- 2: Friends of Pukekura Park
- 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
Lily (Elephants Ear)
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Colocasieae
Genus: Alocasia
Species: A. brisbanensis
Binomial name: Alocasia brisbanensis
Common names: Aroid lily, Elephants ear. Similar to A. macrorrhizos
Alocasia brisbanensis is a large, robust perennial herb. It is native to rainforests of Eastern Australia.
This plant has very large, spade shaped leaves on long, fleshy petioles. Alocasia may grow to a height of 1.5 metres. The summer flowers are a perfumed, greenish-cream colour that is similar to an arum lily. Red fruits follow the flowering.
The plant is poisonous. Touch can lead to skin and eye irritation. Eaten it causes immediate pain, burning sensation and swelling of the lips, tongue and mouth. Deaths have been reported. The poisonous agent is insoluble oxalate. As first aid rinse lengthily, administer small amount of milk, do not induce vomiting.
In New Zealnd it is classed as a plant pest by NZ Biosecurity. This plant pest which has escaped from gardens and from garden debris. its Impact on environment is that it shades out natural ground cover.
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