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Phormium tenax 'Mataroa'. Harakeke cultivar.

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mataroa, matora, matorua 

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Harakeke cultivar.

1) Best 1942; Mataroa. Superior variety.

2) Notes from Flax Commissioners Report 1871:

Pipiriki, Woon. Strong and durable; short fibre, used for borders of fine mats.

Natives, Wanganui prepared sample for Flax Commissioners

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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