Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

kaikaiārure (Taylor 1855); kawariki, kākawariki ("A plant growing in swamps",  Ranunculus sp. Williams 1971); kōpukupuku, mārūrū (Williams 1971); korikori, pukupuku, raoriki (recorded by Beever 1991 as generic names for buttercups); 

pukuku (recorded by D'Urville). Doubtful,. Beever 1991 

buttercups

kaikaiārure, the common buttercup, "remarkable for the great irregularity in its petals" (Taylor 1855)