Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

TAUPATA (Rotorua, Wellington), naupata (northern North Island), māmāngi (East Cape), angiangi (Bay of Plenty). Regions associated with Māori names recorded by Kirk 1889.

taupata

Berries eaten (Colenso 1868a, 1880)

See Crawford 1877 for use as coffee substitute.

Frequently plaited by Māori (Kirk 1889) [? Ed.]

Ornamental originated from paddles and skids of the Arawa canoes (Bay of Plenty). Small clump of trees at Maketu descended from these.