Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

Pittosporum undulatum vel umbellatum (Taylor 1855) 

haekaro, tātaka (Taylor 1855)

"tataka, a tree producing turpentine; a parasite attaches itself to the root of this tree; it has no leaves, stalk is covered with brown scales, petals tinged with brown but general colour dirty white and transparent, stamens white, flowers smell strong." (Taylor 1870)

The parasite referred to is Dactylanthus taylori. [Ed]. It grows on the roots of about 30 native broadleaved trees and shrubs.