Coriaria arborea (tutu). Photo: John SawyerThere are many New Zealand native vascular plant species that have been documented as being toxic. Twenty of them are identified here:
Alectryon excelsus (titoki)
Coriaria (8 species)
- Coriaria angustissima
- Coriaria arborea var. arborea
- Coriaria arborea var. kermadecensis
- Coriaria kingiana
- Coriaria plumosa
- Coriaria pottsiana
- Coriaria pteridoides
- Coriaria sarmentosa
Corynocarpus laevigatus (karaka)
Myoporum laetum (ngaio). Photo: Jeremy RolfeMyoporum laetum (ngaio)
Solanum (2 species)
Sophora (at least 4 species)
- Sophora chathamica
- Sophora fulvida
- Sophora microphylla
- Sophora tetraptera
Urtica ferox (tree nettle, ongaonga)
For more information see:*
- Poisonous native plants (Te Ara - Encyclopedia of NZ)
- Henry Connor and John Fountain. 2009. Plants that poison - a New Zealand guide. Published by Manaaki Whenua Press.
- Poisonous plants in New Zealand (Landcare Research)
- Poisonous plants in New Zealand (RNZ Institute of Horticulture)
- Top 10 poisonous plants in New Zealand (National Poison Centre)
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