Pimelea prostrata. Pinātoro. Strathmore weed.
Māori names
PINĀTORO, wharengārara (Names both recorded in Williams 1971).
Common names
Food
Berries eaten, especially by children (Colenso 1868a) [?]
Medicinal
Related pharmacology in Brooker, Cambie and Cooper 1987.
The plant contains prostratin, a tumour-inhibiting agent, and other related compounds. References in Cambie 1988.
See Riley 1994 for information on medicinal uses of related plants elsewhere in the world.
Toxins
Poisonous to livestock (Aston 1923b ; Connor 1977)
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28 May 2007
1 July 2020