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Phormium tenax 'Tamure'. Harakeke cultivar.

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tāmure Best, taringa hoiho (Gregory); awanga 

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Harakeke cultivar.

1) Best 1907, quoting Colenso: Variegated variety. Also known as Awanga. Used in making baskets and mats.

2) Best 1942: an obtuse leaved variety. "Colenso has it as another name for awanga".

4) Gregory Collection, Kaitaia: Muka flax. Medium green, medium length leaves, narrow and pointed. Leaves turn out at tips. Has kōrari. Also known as Taringa hoiho.

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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