11009-15008 Tree fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) the trunk of a mature tree in Fiordland's rainforest near the Main Divide. Lake Fergus *
11009-15109 Creeping fucshia (Fucshia procumbens) detail of flowers showing the characteristically purple pollen. Naturally uncommon, this is the smallest fuchsia in the world. It is strictly a coastal species. Kennedy Bay, Coromandel Peninsula *
DSC_3053 Cornel-leaved pittosporum, or tāwhirikaro (Pittosporum cornifolium) a shrub epiphyte, growing on rocks or other trees. Branches have a distinctive whorled architecture, with 3-5 oval pointed leaves and delicately perfumed, orange-reddish flowers on long stalks in spring. It is endemic to old growth forests in the (now fragmented) coastal and lowland areas in the North Island and the Marlborough Sounds of the South Island. Phylogenetic studies suggest a New Caledonian origin for the species. *
