Raukaua

Taxobox
name = "Raukaua"
regnum = Plantae


divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Apiales
familia = Araliaceae
subfamilia = Aralioideae
genus = "Raukaua"
genus_authority = Seem.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Raukaua anomalus"
*"Raukaua edgerleyi"
*"Raukaua gunnii"
*"Raukaua laetevirens"
*"Raukaua parvus"
*"Raukaua serratus"
*"Raukaua simplex"
*"Raukaua valdiviensis"

"Raukaua" is a genus of flowering plant of family Araliaceae. It includes 8 species, most of which are endemic to New Zealand. However, some authorities include two species endemic to Southern Chile and Argentina in "Raukaua", namely "R. laetevirens", a small tree, and "R. valdiviensis", a woody vine from Valdivian temperate rain forests.

The genus name derives from "R. edgerleyi" (Māori name "Raukawa") the leaves of which are used by the Māori to produce a scented oil.

ee also

* Pseudopanax, a related genus

External links

* [http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/vascular_plants/detail.asp?PlantID=208 "R. edgerleyi", Raukawa]
* [http://www.florachilena.cl/Niv_tax/Angiospermas/Ordenes/Apiales/Araliaceae/Sauco%20del%20Diablo.htm "R. laetevirens", Flora Chilena]
* [http://www.florachilena.cl/Niv_tax/Angiospermas/Ordenes/Apiales/Araliaceae/Raukaua%20valdiviensis/Raukaua%20valdiviensis.htm "R. valdiviensis", Flora Chilena]