Ngāi Tipu Taketake - Indigenous Plants of Aotearoa

This open edition poster features 27 plant species endemic to Aotearoa, New Zealand - they are not found anywhere else in the world. Central in the design is the female and male cones and leaves of the mighty kauri (Agathis australis) in tribute to the gaurdian and atua/God of the ngahere forest Tāne Mahuta. The name is taken from the local contributing exhibition presented by Botanical Artists of New Zealand as part of the global exhibition ‘Botanical Art Worldwide’ in 2018.

Whether you are beginning to learn about native plant and animal species, or a full blown enthusiast already this colourful series of A2 posters is perfect to learn their names and identify or or share your appreciation of them with those you care about. Species have been selected to demonstrate variety and character, lovingly hand-painted and carefully collated along with their names in te reo Māori, English and Latin.

A2 420 x 592mm

180GSM

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*One of the many scientific reasons Aotearoa, New Zealand is a special place is it’s biological diversity (the variety and variability of lifeforms and ecosystems), the high rate of endemic plants and animals (not found anywhere else on earth) and distinctive evolutionary characteristics (resulting from hundreds of years of geographical isolation). Diversity is mother natures insurance policy against disaster and although as human we may not understand the immediate value of each species or ecosystem, we can trust each has its own intrinsic value as a significant link in the web of life. With this understanding (and knowing the majority of the land here has been modified since human arrival) it is of great significance for all people visiting, living in or of this place to protect and restore native ecosystems, plant and animal life. This may begin by seeing the beauty in the small things…