Natural areas of Tutamoe Ecological District (3. Ecological character)

Acutely threAtened
Fungus (Undescribed genus) (Trichocomaceae) (Nationally
Critical)
This fungus is host-specific to shells of dead Paryphanta kauri
snails, Waipoua Forest part of O06/001 in this Ecological District and
Powelliphanta snails in Karamea, north-west Nelson (Department of
Conservation Internal File).
Ackama nubicola turoa onamata (Nationally Endangered)
Ackama nubicola or turoa onamata was discovered in 2000 for the first
time from a single site in the Waima Forest (part of O06/001) by Karen
Riddell in this Ecological District and is similar to the Northland endemic
tree, makamaka. In 2001 the Whirinaki Maori committee gave the tree the
name “Turoa onamata”, translated as “long standing from the beginning
of time”. Turoa onamata is at risk from browsing animals and because
of its restricted distribution and limited number of mature plants it has
been given the ranking of Nationally Endangered (de Lange, Gardner and
Riddell 2002).
coprosma waima (Nationally Endangered)
Coprosma waima is unusual in that is has a large subsessile leaf, and was
first known from the Waima Forest, part of O06/001, in 1986 where it
was found on steep cliffs of basic volcanic rock (Druce 1989) generally
over 500 m asl. Coprosma waima has been recently recorded (year 2000)
below 500 m asl in the Mataraua Forest (SSBI O06/H013) and like turoa
onamata, has a very restricted distribution and is at risk from predation
by browsing animals.
Fissidens integerrimus (Nationally Endangered)
The moss Fissidens integerrimus has been found by forest streams at
Puketi, Kerikeri, Waitakeres and from Waipoua Forest, part of O06/001
in this Ecological District (Department of Conservation Internal Files).
Fissidens strictus (Nationally Endangered)
Fissidens strictus is a moss associated with forest streams and has been
recorded from Waipoua Forest, part of O06/001 in this Ecological District,
and also Puketi, Kerikeri, Waitakere and Auckland Islands (Department
of Conservation Internal Files).
hebe speciosa titirangi (napuka) (Nationally Endangered)
Hebe speciosa is an endemic coastal, low-spreading shrub with dark
magenta or red flowers now only known from Maunganui Bluff (O07/009)
and outer south Hokianga Head (O06/015) in this Ecological District
and elsewhere from near Muriwai Beach, near Aotea Harbour, Mokau
and Titirangi Bay in the Marlborough Sounds. It appears that only the
Maunganui Bluff, south Hokianga Head and Muriwai populations are
naturally occurring wild populations with the other populations resulting
from past deliberate cultivation by Maori. Hebe speciosa is a popular
garden plant in nurseries, although commerical plants have usually been
hybridised. (NZPCN 2006)
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