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Christchurch Botanic Gardens, the Glossary

The Christchurch Botanic Gardens, located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand, were founded in 1863 when an English oak was planted to commemorate the solemnisation of the marriage of Prince Albert and Princess Alexandra of Denmark.^[1]

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1863 establishments in New Zealand
Botanical gardens in New Zealand
Herb gardens
Parks in Christchurch
Protected areas of the Canterbury Region
Urban forests in New Zealand

Aesculus

The genus Aesculus, with species called buckeye and horse chestnut, comprises 13–19 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae.

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Alexandra of Denmark

Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of Edward VII.

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Amberley, New Zealand

Amberley is a town located in the Hurunui District in north Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Amorphophallus titanum

Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum, is a flowering plant in the family Araceae.

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Anthurium

Anthurium (Schott, 1829) is a genus of about 1,000Mantovani, A. and T. E. Pereira.

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Arboretum

An arboretum (arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees and shrubs of a variety of species.

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Asplenium

Asplenium is a genus of about 700 species of ferns, often treated as the only genus in the family Aspleniaceae, though other authors consider Hymenasplenium separate, based on molecular phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences, a different chromosome count, and structural differences in the rhizomes.

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Aster (genus)

Aster is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

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Avon River / Ōtākaro

The Avon River / Ōtākaro (and) flows through the centre of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, and out to an estuary, which it shares with the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River, the Avon Heathcote Estuary / Ihutai. Christchurch Botanic Gardens and Avon River / Ōtākaro are Tourist attractions in Christchurch.

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Azalea

Azaleas are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly the former sections Tsutsusi (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous).

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Beech

Beech (Fagus) is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Eurasia and North America.

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Betula pendula

Betula pendula, commonly known as silver birch, warty birch, European white birch, or East Asian white birch, is a species of tree in the family Betulaceae, native to Europe and parts of Asia, though in southern Europe, it is only found at higher altitudes.

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Blechnum

Blechnum, known as hard fern, is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).

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Calceolaria

Calceolaria, also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower,"Botanica.

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California grizzly bear

The California grizzly bear (Ursus arctos californicus), also known as the California golden bear, is an extinct population of the brown bear, generally known (together with other North American brown bear populations) as the grizzly bear.

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Calluna

Calluna vulgaris, common heather, ling, or simply heather, is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the flowering plant family Ericaceae.

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Caltha palustris

Caltha palustris, known as marsh-marigold and kingcup, is a small to medium sized perennial herbaceous plant of the buttercup family, native to marshes, fens, ditches and wet woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Camellia

Camellia (pronounced or) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae.

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Canterbury Province

The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876.

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Canterbury Region

Canterbury (Waitaha) is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island.

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Christchurch

Christchurch (Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland.

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Christchurch Central City

Christchurch Central City or Christchurch City Centre is the geographical centre and the heart of Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Christchurch City Council

The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand.

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Christchurch mosque shootings

The Christchurch mosque shootings were two consecutive mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 15 March 2019.

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Conifer

Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms.

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Curator's House

The Curator's House is a historic building in the Christchurch Botanic Garden, in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Cyclamen

Cyclamen is a genus of 23 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Primulaceae.

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Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, commonly known as kahikatea (from Māori) and white pine, is a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.

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Dacrydium cupressinum

Dacrydium cupressinum, commonly known as rimu, is a large evergreen coniferous tree endemic to the forests of New Zealand.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia, commonly known as dumb cane or leopard lily, is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Araceae.

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Diminish and Ascend

Diminish And Ascend is a welded aluminum stairway sculpture by David McCracken. Christchurch Botanic Gardens and Diminish and Ascend are Tourist attractions in Christchurch.

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Dracaena (plant)

Dracaena is a genus of about 120 species of trees and succulent shrubs.

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Earth's magnetic field

Earth's magnetic field, also known as the geomagnetic field, is the magnetic field that extends from Earth's interior out into space, where it interacts with the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun.

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Edward VII

Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.

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Ellerslie Flower Show

The Ellerslie International Flower Show was an annual garden show held in New Zealand. Christchurch Botanic Gardens and Ellerslie Flower Show are Tourist attractions in Christchurch.

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Ericaceae

The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions.

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Ernest Shackleton

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic.

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Eyrewell Forest

Eyrewell Forest is a small rural area in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand.

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Flora of New Zealand

This article relates to the flora of New Zealand, especially indigenous strains.

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Fuchsia excorticata

Fuchsia excorticata, commonly known as tree fuchsia, New Zealand fuchsia and by its Māori name kōtukutuku, is a New Zealand native tree belonging to the family Onagraceae.

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Gallipoli campaign

The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri or Çanakkale Savaşı) was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916.

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Geranium

Geranium is a genus of 422 species of annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as geraniums or cranesbills.

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GNS Science

GNS Science (Te Pū Ao), officially registered as the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited, is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute.

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Grey warbler

The grey warbler (Gerygone igata), also known by its Māori name riroriro or outside New Zealand as the grey gerygone, is an insectivorous bird in the family Acanthizidae endemic to New Zealand.

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Hagley Park, Christchurch

Hagley Park is the largest urban open space (164.637 hectares), Christchurch City Council; New Zealand. Christchurch Botanic Gardens and Hagley Park, Christchurch are parks in Christchurch and Tourist attractions in Christchurch.

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Harry Beswick (politician)

Harry Joseph Beswick (2 May 1860 – 11 April 1934) was Mayor of Christchurch in 1896.

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Heaton Rhodes

Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes (27 February 1861 – 30 July 1956), usually known as Sir Heaton Rhodes, was a New Zealand politician and lawyer.

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Heritage New Zealand

Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (initially the National Historic Places Trust and then, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust) (in Pouhere Taonga) is a Crown entity with a membership of around 20,000 people that advocates for the protection of ancestral sites and heritage buildings in New Zealand.

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Hosta

Hosta (syn. Funkia) is a genus of plants commonly known as hostas, plantain lilies and occasionally by the Japanese name gibōshi.

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Hoya (plant)

Hoya is a genus of over 500 accepted species of tropical plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.

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Hybrid tea rose

Hybrid tea is an informal horticultural classification for a group of garden roses.

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Impatiens

Impatiens is a genus of more than 1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics.

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Iris sibirica

Iris sibirica, commonly known as Siberian iris or Siberian flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.

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Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.

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Kate Sheppard

Katherine Wilson Sheppard (Catherine Wilson Malcolm; 10 March 1848 – 13 July 1934) was the most prominent member of the women's suffrage movement in New Zealand and the country's most famous suffragist.

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Kōwhai

Kōwhai are small woody legume trees within the genus Sophora, in the family Fabaceae, that are native to New Zealand.

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Kererū

The kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) or New Zealand pigeon is a species of pigeon native to New Zealand.

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Kingsley Baird

Kingsley Baird is a Wellington-based artist and designer whose commissions include the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at the National War Memorial of New Zealand and Te Korowai Rangimarie – Cloak of Peace – at Nagasaki Peace Park.

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Leonard Cockayne

Leonard Cockayne (7 April 1855 – 8 July 1934) is regarded as New Zealand's greatest botanist and a founder of modern science in New Zealand.

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Leptospermum

Leptospermum is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name is sometimes also used for some species of Melaleuca.

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Melbourne

Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.

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MetService

Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited (MetService) (Satellite Service) is the national meteorological service of New Zealand.

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Mona Vale, Christchurch

Mona Vale, with its homestead formerly known as Karewa, is a public park of 4 ha in the Christchurch suburb of Fendalton. Christchurch Botanic Gardens and Mona Vale, Christchurch are parks in Christchurch and Tourist attractions in Christchurch.

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Musa (genus)

Musa is one of three genera in the family Musaceae.

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Nagasaki Peace Park

Nagasaki Peace Park is a park located in Nagasaki, Japan, commemorating the atomic bombing of the city on August 9, 1945 during World War II.

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Narcissus (plant)

Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand bellbird

The New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura), also known by its Māori language names korimako, makomako and kōmako, is a medium-sized species of honeyeater endemic to New Zealand.

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New Zealand fantail

The New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) is a small insectivorous bird, the only species of fantail in New Zealand.

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Ngāi Tahu

Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori iwi (tribe) of the South Island.

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Nymphaea

Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae.

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Peacock Fountain

The Peacock Fountain was bought by the Christchurch Beautifying Society from money bequeathed by John Thomas Peacock, a trader, politician and philanthropist. Christchurch Botanic Gardens and Peacock Fountain are Tourist attractions in Christchurch.

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Peperomia

Peperomia is one of the two large genera of the family Piperaceae.

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Phlox

Phlox (φλόξ "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", φλόγες) is a genus of 68 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae.

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Phormium tenax

Phormium tenax (called flax in New Zealand English; harakeke in Māori; New Zealand flax outside New Zealand; and New Zealand hemp in historical nautical contexts) is an evergreen perennial plant native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island that is an important fibre plant and a popular ornamental plant.

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Podocarpus totara

Podocarpus totara (the tōtara is a species of podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows throughout the North Island, South Island and rarely on Stewart Island / Rakiura in lowland, montane and lower subalpine forest at elevations of up to 600 m. Tōtara is commonly found in lowland areas where the soil is fertile and well drained.

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Port Louis

Port Louis (Port-Louis,; Polwi or Porlwi) is the capital city of Mauritius.

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Pounamu

Pounamu is a term for several types of hard and durable stone found in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Primula

Primula is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Primulaceae.

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Quercus robur

Quercus robur, the pedunculate oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae.

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Rhododendron molle

Rhododendron molle (羊踯躅) is a rhododendron species native to China and Japan, where it grows at altitudes of sea level to 2500 meters.

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Robert Falcon Scott

Captain Robert Falcon Scott (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the ''Discovery'' expedition of 1901–04 and the ''Terra Nova'' expedition of 1910–13.

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Robert McDougall Art Gallery

The Robert McDougall Art Gallery is a heritage building in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Salvia

Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with nearly 1000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals.

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Seismometer

A seismometer is an instrument that responds to ground displacement and shaking such as caused by quakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions.

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Silver fern

Alsophila tricolor, synonym Cyathea dealbata, commonly known as the silver fern or silver tree-fern, or as ponga or punga (from Māori kaponga or ponga),The Māori word ponga, pronounced, has been borrowed into New Zealand English as a generic term for tree ferns.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch_Botanic_Gardens

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See also

1863 establishments in New Zealand

Botanical gardens in New Zealand

Herb gardens

Parks in Christchurch

Protected areas of the Canterbury Region

Urban forests in New Zealand

References