10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAKA BEAK»
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kaka beak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Endangered: Life in the Plant Kingdom
My striking red, clustered flowers resemble the beak of a parrot, and that's why I
am called Kaka-beak. I am a woody shrub from the pea family, and my long
leaves are made up of smaller opposing leaflets; my flowers are followed by
large ...
2
Biological Invasions in New Zealand
Distributed throughout New Zealand, these species are limited to riparian or
forest edges,and are not vigorous pioneer species (Silvester 1968).Clianthus
puniceus (kaka beak) is also N2-fixing,but is rare and threatened (de Lange et al.
1999).
Robert B. Allen, William G. Lee, 2006
3
Austral English: a dictionary of Australasian words, ...
24, 'Native Trees ': "A plantation of a shrub which is in great demand in England
and on the Continent, and is greatly neglected here — the Clianthus puniccus, or
scarlet glory pea of New Zealand, locally known as kaka beak." Kakapo, n.
Edward Ellis Morris, 1898
4
Sustainable Gardening For Dummies
Donna Ellis. Table 11-10 New Zealand Native Plants Common Name Cabbage
tree, or ti kouka Chatham Island geranium Coprosma Creeping pratia, or
panakenake Hebe Kaka beak, or kowhai ngutu-kaka Kotukutuku Kowhai Manuka
, or tea ...
The Kaka Beak or kowhai ngutu kaka (Cliantbus puniceus) has the distinction of
being the only plant known to have been cultivated by the Maori people for
ornament before the arrival of Europeans. The Maori much admired the striking
red ...
National Tropical Botanical Garden, 1995
A535, AAA, a A, Aalborg, aardvark ... kaka-beak, kaka-pants, kaka ... ak, Akbar,
akimbo . . . Co. c/o cocoa cabana, cockspur, cockeye bob, coconut palm, cock-up,
cocksucker, cock and bull, cock block, cockatoo, cock-of-the-walk, cockpit, ...
7
Vegetation of New Zealand
... although this may reflect palatability as much as preference. Clianthus
puniceus is a tall leafy legume, known as kaka-beak because of its large red (or
in one variety, white) flowers shaped like a parrot's beak. Although familiar in
cultivation, ...
8
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Examples of such species include kaka beak (Clianthus puniceus), titirangi (
Hebe speciosa). native pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), kaka (Nestor
meridionalis), weka (Gallirallus australis). and native bats (Mystacina tuberculata
and ...
9
In the Lifetime of a Goat: Writings 1984-2000
All roses are surrounded with circles of sheep dags (which worked at the old farm
), but this doesn't seem to stop them. I've built a huge funeral pyre and burned the
Timms-trapped bodies and scattered the ashes everywhere, but the kaka beak ...
... to find out what was wrong, where was everyone? Sean could feel the
smoothness of the boards in the porch floor and see the kaka beak growing so
that the black and rattly seedpods from last spring's red flowers hung through the
railings.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAKA BEAK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
kaka beak is used in the context of the following news items.
A brush with Dorothy's garden
Other treasures in the garden include a kaka beak, rhododendrons, azaleas, hellebores, dahlias, fairy roses grown from cuttings and a bush of ... «Taranaki Daily News, May 15»
Our unique species continue to fascinate and surprise us
The young female assistant was an ecology graduate specialising in clianthus and charmichelia (kaka beak and native brooms). After the ... «Wanganui Chronicle, May 15»
Tieke back in Bay
The next species in line are the popokotea (whitehead), a vocal forest bird also called the bush canary, and kowhai ngutukaka (kaka beak), ... «Northern Advocate, Apr 15»
Winds of change
There are lots of other natives in the Morris garden: lilac-flowered Heliohebe hulkeana, scarlet kaka beak, Chatham Island forget-me-not, native ... «Otago Daily Times, Jan 15»
5 great day trips to take from the Bay
The mixed lowland forest includes kanuka, kawakawa, kowhai and titoki, with Kaka beak grows on the cliffs. Before reaching the waterfall, the ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Jan 15»
Fiona Eadie, author of 100 best Native Plants for NZ Gardens
... water logged in winter select a species that will be tolerant of these conditions, never consider planting something kaka beak (Clianthus spp.) ... «Scoop.co.nz, Oct 14»
Live Long and Falter: Spry Population Linked to Endangered Species
... sensitivity to protecting what's left of its unique and endangered fauna (i.e. kiwis, kakapos, and tuataras) and flora (from kauri to kaka beak). «Pacific Standard, Oct 13»
Shade house boosts Kaipara's recovery
They will also be using the shade house to grow endangered plants such as kaka beak to improve local biodiversity. Mrs Haines says riparian ... «Northland Independent Community, Sep 13»
London city garden with a strong Kiwi accent
WARM NOTES: A sprawl of red kaka beak provides a vivid contrast in colour and habit as well as a touch of New Zealand far away. BLENDING ... «The Southland Times, Dec 12»
Celebration gardens planted
Gardens around the city are having flora planted in the shape of Botanic Garden features such as the kaka beak flower, the winter garden ... «Otago Daily Times, Nov 12»
