| Saltmarsh ribbonwood | |
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Not Threatened
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Plagianthus |
| Species: | P. divaricatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Plagianthus divaricatus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
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Plagianthus divaricatus or saltmarsh ribbonwood is a plant that is endemic to New Zealand. The Māori name is makaka. Other common names it is known by marsh ribbonwood, Houi and Runa.[1][2]
The species was first described by Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster in 1776.[1][2]
Plagianthus divaricatus is an upright shrub with closely interwoven branches. The shrub is found in coastal environments in areas with salt swamp, sandy banks and throughout estuaries.[3]
- ^ a b NZPCN (2024). "Plagianthus divaricatus". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network.
- ^ a b NZ Flora (2024). "Plagianthus divaricatus". New Zealand Flora.
- ^ "Salt marsh ribbonwood, makaka". Taranaki Regional Council. Retrieved 2012-03-25.