Clianthus
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Clianthus, commonly known as kaka beak, is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, comprising two species of shrubs endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. They have striking cl
Clianthus puniceus
Botanical illustration from Cook's first voyage
Variety with white flowers known as "Albus".
Carmichaelia
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Carmichaelia is a genus of 24 plant species belonging to Fabaceae, the legume family. All but one species are native to New Zealand; the exception, Carmichaelia exsul, is native to Lord Howe Island an
Clianthus
…maximus to a variety of C. puniceus in 1899. Peter Heenan reinstated C. maximus as a separate species in 2000. Clianthus forms a clade with the genus Carmichaelia, New Zealand broom. Together they form a larger clade with the Australian genus Swainsona and the New Zealand Montigena (scree pea). Sturt's desert…
North Island Broom
C. arborea leaves
C. arborea fruit