Kahikatea Swamp Forest

Kahikatea swamp forest once covered large areas of low laying poorly drained soil in the lowlands. This is a tall diverse forest with many tiers. The species are listed from wettest to driest habitat.

• Carex secta,
• Carex virgata
• Astelia grandis
• Coprosma tenuicaulis
• Leptospermum scoparium manuka
• Cordyline australis ti kouka
• Coprosma robusta karamu
• Dicksonia squarrosa wheki
• Dianella nigra turutu
• Carex dissita
• Freycinetia baureriana kiekie
• Elatostema rugosum parataniwha
• Syzygium maire
• Carpodetus serratus putaputaweta
• Asplenium bulbiferum
• Pneumatopteris pennigera
• Dacrycarpus dacrydiodies kahikatea
• Melicytus ramiflorus mahoe
• Laurelia novae-zelandiae pukatea
• Hedecarya arborea porokaiwhiri
• Streblus heterophyllus turepo
• Coprosma areolata
• Coprosma rotundifolia
• Prumnopitys taxifolia matai
• Beilschmiedia tawa tawa
• Myrsine australis mapou
• Schefflera digitata patete
• Fuchsia excorticata kotukutuku
• Parsonsia heterophylla