APPENDIX. 1083: 
Ill. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MAORI NAMES OF 
PLANTS. 
THE following list of Maori plant-names has been compiled from various 
sources, such as the list given in the appendix to the Handbook, Williams’s 
“New Zealand Dictionary,” Mr. Colenso’s botanical and ethnographical 
papers printed in various volumes of the “ Transactions of the New Zealand 
Institute,” &c. I particularly desire to acknowledge my indebtedness to 
the Right Rev. W. L. Williams, Bishop of Waiapu, for a very full and com- 
plete catalogue of all Maori plant-names known to him, including a great 
number not previously published. Bishop Williams’s intimate acquaint- 
ance with both the Maori language and the botany of New Zealand has made 
his assistance most valuable, and I feel that any merit which this enumera- 
tion possesses is chiefly due to his friendly co-operation. Mr. Percy Smith 
has also furnished me with many new names and much valuable criticism ; 
while Mr. Elsdon Best has supphed a copious list of plant-names in use 
in the Urewera country. I have also received assistance from the Rev. 
F. R. Spencer, R. H. Matthews, F. A. D. Cox, A. Shand, and others, to all 
of whom my grateful thanks are due, 
Ahotea (Elsdon Best). Phiyllocladus trichomanoides. 
Aka (Colenso, Williams, &c.). A general name for the stem of any climbing plant. 
Aka (Colenso, Tregear). Metrosideros scandens. 
Aka (Williams). Metrostderos florida, — 
Aka (Colenso). Tetrapathaea tetrandra. 
Akakaikiore. Parsonsia heterophylla and P. capsularis. 
Akakaiku. Yetrapathaea tetrandra. 
Akakaikuku. TYetrapathaea tetrandra. 
Akakaimanu (Colenso), Tetrapathaea tetrandra. 
Akakiekie (Williams). Roots of Freycinetia Banksii. 
Akakior- ‘Williams, Tregear). Parsonsia capsularis. 
Akakoai ire (Williams). Edible roots of Typha. 
Akakohia (Colenso). Tetrapathaea tetrandra. 
Aka-kopu-kerern (Elsdon Best). Clematis sp. 
Akakuku (Williams). T'etrapathaea tetrandra. 
Akakura (E. B. Dickson). Metrosideros diffusa. 
Akakura (Williams). Metrosideros florida. 
Aka-ngakau-kiore (Elsdon Best). Clematis parviflora. 
Aka-o-tuwhenua (Elsdon Best). Rhizome of Pteridium ayuilinum, 
Akapirita (Williams). Rhipogonwm scandens. ~ 
Akapita (Colenso). Rhipogonum scandens. 
Akapohue (Colenso). Calystegia sepium. 
Akarewa (Williams). Cultivated variety cf Colocasia antiquorum. 
Akatawhiwhi (Williams, Tregear). Metrosideros florida. 
Akatea (Williams, Tregear). Metrosideros albiflora. 
Akatorotoro (Colenso). Metrosideros scandens. 
Ake (Colenso, Williams). Dodonaea viscosa, 
Akeake (Colenso, Williams). Dodonaea viscosa. 
Akeake (Colenso, Hector). Olearia avicenniaefolia. 
Akeake (G. Mair). Olearia Traversit. 
Akepirau (Tregear). Olearia Forsteri. Probably the same as Akepiro. 
Akepiro (Colenso, Williams). Olearia furfuracea. 
Akerautangi (Colenso, Mantell). Dodonaea viscosa. 
Akewharangi (Colenso). Olearia Cunninghamit. 
Akiraho (Williams). Olearia Forstert. | 
Amaru (Williams). Metrosideros florida. 
Amoka (Williams). Podocarpus totara. 
Angiangi (Williams). Usnea barbata, 
