Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

kūpere; kūpara (Servant 1973)

Cape gooseberry

An early escape from cultivation. Still widely cultivated. Scattered throughout New Zealand in warmer areas.

Fruit "excites the appetite at first, but soon betrays those who partake of it in any quantity" (Servant 1973).

Fruit eaten, used to make jam.