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The Chatham Islands comprise 40 islands and rocks. Although over 650 km (400 mi) from the main islands, the flora of the Chatham Islands is largely similar to the rest of New Zealand. About 400 of the 875 taxa (including hybrids) attested in the Chatham Islands are indigenous to them; of these, only 47 are endemic to the islands.
The flora of the Chatham Islands consists of around 388 terrestrial plant species, of which 47 are endemic. [1] The Chatham Islands make up the Chatham floristic province of the Neozeylandic Region of the Antarctic Kingdom. The flora of the Chatham Islands include: Phormium chathams (Chatham Island flax)
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This category contains flora that are native to, or naturalised on, the Chatham Islands. Taxa that are introduced but not naturalised are excluded. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. The categorisation scheme follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.
The Chatham Islands (/ ˈ tʃ æ t ə m / CHAT-əm; Moriori: Rēkohu, lit. 'Misty Sun'; Māori: Wharekauri) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 800 km (430 nmi) east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand, [4] and consisting of about 10 islands within an approximate 60 km (30 nmi) radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island ().
The Tuku Nature Reserve is a nature reserve on Chatham Island, New Zealand, in the Tuku-a-tamatea (Tuku) River Valley in the south-west of the island.The 1238 hectares of land, largely covered with dense native forest, are owned by the New Zealand government and is managed by its Department of Conservation.
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Aciphylla traversii is one of two species of Aciphylla found in the Chatham Islands. It is found on the Rekohu (Chatham) and Rangihaute (Pitt) Islands, and may have previously been found on the Mang’ere Island. [2] It can be found in or on the edge of peat bogs and peat lakes, and in sandy or peaty soils.