Summary
Place of publication:
Hort. kew. 2:43. 1789
Verified:
10/03/1989
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Allan, H. H. B. et al. Flora of New Zealand. 1961-
- Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. The Leguminosae. A source book of characteristics, uses, and nodulation. 1981
- Anderson, R. The trees of New South Wales. 1968
- Heenan, P. B. 2001. Sophora (Fabaceae) in New Zealand: taxonomy, distribution, and biogeography. New Zealand J. Bot. 39:17-53.
- Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):39.
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
- National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
- Tsoong, P.-C. & C.-Y. Ma. 1981. A study of the genus Sophora Linn. (Cont.). Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19:150.
Common names
New Zealand (Maori)
kowhai –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | Chatham Islands | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | North Island | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | South Island | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Australasia
-
NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand [Chatham Islands, North Island, South Island]
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=34960.
Accessed 1 June 2026.