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Kōwhai Christmas card

Kōwhai Christmas card

Godley’s kōwhai is celebrated in this 19th century Christmas card. The card depicts the kōwhai’s flowers, foliage and natural habitat along the banks of the Rangitīkei River.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: E-068-008-1
Chromolithograph by Archibald Dudingston Willis

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Joanna Orwin. 'Shrubs and small trees of the forest', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/shrubs-and-small-trees-of-the-forest/9/2