Fabaceae

Giant parrot's beak

Clianthus magnificus (Van Houtte) C.Dickens

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Clianthus

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Giant parrot's beak: Clianthus maximus — Photo: FarOutFlora from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Giant parrot's beak, Kaka beak, Kākā beak, Red kākā beak
Māori: Kōwhai ngutu kākā

Synonyms

Clianthus maximus Colenso
Clianthus puniceus var. magnificus Van Houtte
Clianthus puniceus var. maximus (Colenso) Kirk

Photos

Photo: FarOutFlora from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.