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Manoao colensoi. Manoao. Silver pine.

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Dacrydium colensoi, Lagarostrobos colensoi

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MANOAO; manawau; kōaka ? - see notes (Taylor 1870) 

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Silver pine

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"Koaka, pine growing near Tongariro, which is described as being equally durable with the Totara" (Taylor 1870). [Possibly this tree. Ed.]

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Contains two compounds which are related to manool, manoyl oxide and 2-oxomanoyl oxide. Manool is a substitute for ambergris, a perfume `starter' (Cambie 1987).

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If a branch of the shrub is broken by any person rain will soon follow (Best 1907).

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0601cdd6-228c-494d-91a1-2e3e20fbc27b
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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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