這是1999年發行的，六張郵票中的紐西蘭特有花類，我印象中只看過一種，$1.00那張的黃色花。這花名字叫Kowhai，毛利文的WH發音是「F」，所以KOWHAI應該要唸成KOFAI。Kowhai在毛利文裡是黃色的意思，我猜應該就是因為這花的原因吧，類似中文裡的橘色、咖啡色，把事物的顏色借來當一個詞兒用。平時常看得到Kowhai，樹高高的，屬於豆類的Kowhai一開花就開滿整棵樹，感覺有點像現在台灣正值盛開期的黃色阿勒勃，花一旦謝了，散落滿地的花瓣，對不起，我走路經過時非常不浪漫的會想這棵樹的主人幹嘛不掃一掃啊？
$1.80的紅色花長得很像紐西蘭的聖誕樹Pohutukawa Tree，但同屬不同種，關於紐西蘭聖誕樹的小回憶，就留待下次介紹聖誕郵票的時候再說吧！
●郵票簡介原文
Native Tree Flowers
13 January 1999
There are more than 250,000 species of flowering plants in the world. New Zealand has just a tiny fraction of that number - a little over 2,200 –600 of which grow in our native forests. Once considered dull and lacking in colour, our flowering trees are now enjoying a strong upsurge in interest. More and more New Zealanders are coming to realise that we are indeed blessed with some of the most outstanding native tree flowers in the world.
‧40c Kotukutuku (Fuchsia excorticata)
Kotukutuku is the largest fuchsia in the world. It stands up to 14 metres high; it is common throughout New Zealand from sea level up to 1,060 metres. The flowers are 20-30mm long and hang downwards. They are green with purple streaks, when pollinated, and turn red with age.
‧80c Poroporo (Solanum laciniatum)
Poroporo is a shining, soft-wooded, openly branched tree with purplish stems and leaf veins that grows to around 3 metres high. It is fairly common in scrub and lowland forest margins from near Auckland throughout the country to near Dunedin. The flowers are dark blue-purple and appear from September to April.
‧$1.00 Kowhai (Sophora tetraptera)
The flower of the kowhai is yellow to golden yellow, about 5cm long and is filled with nectar, a favourite food of many native birds. The kowhai was originally found growing wild alongside streams and lowland forest margins from East Cape to the Ruahine Mountains. It is now one of New Zealand's most common native trees.
‧$1.20 Weeping broom (Carmichaelia stevensonii)
The weeping broom is a distinctive, leafless tree that is only found naturally in parts of eastern Marlborough. It differs from other brooms in that its delicate, pale lavender to lilac flowers are clustered together in large bunches. These flowers are produced in great profusion on older trees, normally every second year, from November to January.
‧$1.50 Teteaweka (Olearia angustifolia)
The teteaweka or tree daisy is part of the largest family of flowering plants in the world. It grows up to 6 metres high along coastal areas of Southland and Foveaux Strait and on the coastal headlands of Stewart Island. The tree's most notable feature is a solitary large and scented flower head up to 5cm across.
‧$1.80 Southern rata (Metrosideros umbellata)
The southern rata's profusion of brilliant crimson and blood-red flowers make it one of New Zealand's most brilliant flowering trees. It is principally a South Island tree, seen at its best in Fiordland and in the Chaslands district of Otago, though it is found in parts of the North Island.
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