The island did not boast a broad variety of plants, but it was well endowed with forests of palm, hauhau, and toromiro trees, besides shrubs, herbs, ferns, and grasses.
४०० मध्ये या इतिहासाची सुरवात झाली; तेथे आलेली पहिली कुटुंबे जहाजांमध्ये बसून आली.