A spring flowering terrestrial orchid with a green flower with trailing pink points to the sepals (leaf buds). Pterostylis banksii.
Tutukiwi
Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :Kapiti sketches, November 1956.
Date: 1956
By: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994
Reference: E-502
Description: Contains watercolour and pencil sketches of wood pigeons, North Island robin, Charlie kaka, Willie weka, green parakeets, tui, pukeko, black-backed gulls and their eggs, kaka beak (plant), frog, penguin, bush scenes, bush orchid, Kermadec Island pohutukawa, possum, oyster catchers, Florida Rd bush (including fungi), Morepork (Kaka Rd bush), ruru, and shags. Photocopy of letter from Avis Acres to Mr G F Fox, is housed with this (Acc. DP-97-010). Inscriptions: Album page - (Front cover) : [Title] Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: Spiral-bound sketchbook of 24 leaves, 188 x 275 mm.
Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965 :[Native orchids, March 1947]
Date: 1947
From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].
Reference: E-723-010/011
Description: Two views of a hooded orchid, probably pterostylis banksii Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on two sketchbook pages, each 215 x 170 mm.
[Harris, Emily Cumming], 1836?-1925 :Pterostylis Banksii [1900]
Date: 1900
From: Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925 :New Zealand flowers, 1900 [Album of 21 watercolours and illustrated title page in bound volume].
Reference: E-790-q-005
Description: Shows a plant of pterostylis banksii (tutukiwi) in flower. Extended Title - No. 4 from her New Zealand flowers album, 1900. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on white paper, 288 x 217 mm, stuck to page of hardbound album
Adams, Nancy Mary, 1926-2007 :Orchid - tutukiwi. Pterostylis banksii var patens. [1965-...
Date: 1965 - 1966
From: Various artists :[Original illustrations for the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A H McLintock, 1966].
Reference: A-332-033
Description: A detailed drawing of a native hooded orchid in flower Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on card, 252 x 185 mm
Tizard, Frances Walker, 1850-1895 :[Pterostylus banksii. ca 1880?]
Date: 1880
From: Tizard, Frances Walker, 1850-1895 :New Zealand flora. ca 1880.
Reference: A-376-016
Description: Shows a stem of green leaves and flowers of a plant of the orchid family. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 378 x 275 mm.
[Holdsworth, Alice Mabel] 1878-1963 :[Pterostylis banksii, "Tutukiwi". 1936 or 1937]
Date: 1936 - 1937
From: [Holdsworth, Alice Mabel] 1878-1963 :[Plants and scenery from a New Zealand trip] 1936-1937
Reference: E-252-q-038
Description: Studies of the tutukiwi, (hooded orchid, or elf's hood), pterostylis banksii, showing flower and leaves. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in album. Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour 310 x 230 mm in grey buckram album