| Raukaua | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
| Genus: | Raukaua Seem. |
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Raukaua is a genus of flowering plant of family Araliaceae. It includes 8 species, most of which are endemic to New Zealand. However, some authorities include two species endemic to Southern Chile and Argentina in Raukaua, namely R. laetevirens, a small tree, and R. valdiviensis, a woody vine from Valdivian temperate rain forests.
The genus name derives from R. edgerleyi (Māori name "Raukawa") the leaves of which are used by the Māori to produce a scented oil.