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Kōrero: Shrubs and small trees of the forest

Flowers of kākā beak

Flowers of kākā beak

The name kākā beak refers to the shape of the bright red flowers, which look like the beak of the kākā (a parrot). Plants can flower year-round, although peak flowering – with clusters of red blooms – is usually in spring and summer.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Melanie Lovell-Smith

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Joanna Orwin, Shrubs and small trees of the forest – Kōwhai and kākā beak, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13853/flowers-of-kaka-beak (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Joanna Orwin, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.

Comments

Ann van der Sluis
08 August 2012
We would like to know how we go about getting permission to use the Kaka Beak photograph by Melanie Lovell-Smith. This would be for labels for export.