Under the long-held view that the New Zealand flora has a Gondwanan element that has survived there at least since the Cretaceous, the presence of B. novae-zelandiae in New Zealand can be adequately explained by vicariance.
Banksia | Banksia integrifolia | Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen | Banksia prionotes | Banksia hookeriana | Banksia coccinea | Banksia spinulosa var. collina | Novae | Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii | Banksia speciosa | Banksia Park International High School | Banksia nivea | Banksia ilicifolia | Banksia attenuata | Banksia aemula | banksia | On a flowering ''Banksia | Blechnum novae-zelandiae | Banksia splendida | ''Banksia spinulosa'' var. ''cunninghamii'' | ''Banksia spinulosa'' var. ''collina'' | Banksia spinulosa | Banksia rosserae | Banksia pulchella | ''Banksia ornata | Banksia nobilis | Banksia nana | Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia | ''Banksia integrifolia'' subsp. ''integrifolia'' | Banksia 'Giant Candles' |
D. novae-zelandiae is found in the alpine and subalpine regions of New Zealand and Tasmania while D. fascicularis is native to similar habitats in southern South America to latitude 40°S.
Blechnum novae-zelandiae, New Zealand fern species resembling a palm leaf