Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

Viscum antarcticum, Viscum pubigerium

kohuorangi, tāpia, pirita, pirinoa (all in Williams 1971); puka  tīrauriki  (Taylor 1855) 

mistletoe

Berries eaten ( Best 1902, 1907, 1942)

See Riley 1994 for information on medicinal uses of related plants elsewhere in the world.

May be found on almost every species of tree and shrub round Dunedin (Buchanan 1868).

It is found on kahikatea and the pukatea; it bears a blue berry (in Taylor 1855).