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Brooker S. G. 1960. New Zealand plant fats. Parts II and III. Part II: The oil of Dysoxylum spectabile, kohekohe. Part III: The oil of Tetrapathaea tetrandra, New Zealand passion fruit. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 88: 157-159.

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Part II, kohekohe. The oil has some affinity with that of Trichilia hirta (Meliaceae), a Mexican tree. Small quantity of this oil produced in Mexico for use as a hair dressing. Part III, New Zealand passion fruit. (now Passiflora tetrandra) Oil akin to common passion fruit. Māori used oil for anointing and applied it to chronic sores, cracked nipples. High proportion of linoleic acid, considered suitable for edible and technical purposes. Also contains an unusual red colouring matter, not carotenoid.

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New Zealand plant fats. Parts II and III. Part II: The oil of Dysoxylum spectabile, kohekohe. Part III: The oil of Tetrapathaea tetrandra, New Zealand passion fruit
1960
Brooker S. G.

Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand
88
2
157
159

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30 October 2023
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