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He Puawai
A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers
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Aotearoa has at least 2,200 native species of flowering plants that have evolved in our unique conditions, and the vast majority of them grow nowhere else on earth. This has made New Zealand a natural laboratory for studies of flower biology and a vibrant wonderland of...
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He Puawai
One hundred native flowers of Aotearoa revealed in extraordinary 3D photography.
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Aotearoa has at least 2,200 native species of flowering plants that have evolved in our unique conditions, and the vast majority of them grow nowhere else on earth. This has made New Zealand a natural laboratory for studies of flower biology and a vibrant wonderland of gardens and bush for Māori and Pākehā to enjoy.
He Puawai is a natural history of New Zealand flowers, focusing on 100 native species to represent the full range of flower phenomena of Aotearoa - from familiar iconic flowers of kōwhai, manuka and pōhutukawa to oddities like the water-pollinated flowers of eelgrass, bat-pollinated blossoms of kiekie, and the world's smallest flowers, Wolffia.
Each flower's text describes and explains its structure and functions, alongside over 500 remarkable photographs that enable the reader (with the viewer included in the book) to view the flowers miraculously in 3D.
For gardeners and foragers, for bush walks and coffee tables, He Puawai is an inspirational natural history of the native flowers of Aotearoa.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781776711680
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 October 2025
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Auckland University Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 240.0mm
Height: 270.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Philip Garnock-Jones is a botanist, emeritus professor and former chair of botany at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. He is an internationally renowned expert on plant diversity and the author of over 100 scientific articles for local and international journals.
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