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Ngā Tipu Aotearoa – New Zealand Plants

Ngā Tipu o Aotearoa – New Zealand Plants Database captures information on plant taxa relevant to New Zealand. The database records information on over 46,000 scientific names, as well as information on vernacular (common) names, and a selection of keys, descriptions, and images. It includes data for seed plants, mosses, ferns, liverworts, hornworts, lichens, and freshwater algae.

Accessing data

The data from Ngā Tipu o Aotearoa – New Zealand Plants Database are made accessible in the Biota of New Zealand portal. This portal combines data from Ngā Tipu Aotearoa – New Zealand Plants Database with data from Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa – New Zealand Land Invertebrates Database and Ngā Hekaheka o Aotearoa – New Zealand Fungi and Bacteria Database. The data are also made accessible via the New Zealand Organisms Register.

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