About the plant
This woody shrub is one of only two species of Clianthus, a genus endemic to New Zealand.
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Vulnerable
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct
Facts
- Small populations on the east coast of North Island
- Acutely threatened in the wild
- Striking flowers
- Widespread in cultivation
By Farout Flora via flickr, CC BY 2.0
© Cheryl Marriner, New Zealand
By Michal Klajban via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Andrew McRobb © RBG Kew
Kaka beak
The plant’s unusual common name refers to an endangered New Zealand parrot, known locally as the kaka (Nestor meridionalis).
The flowers resemble the beak of the parrot, and both plant and parrot share the same forests together.
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Vulnerable
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct