Fragrant mosses. Kōpuru. Scent.

Used in recipe for scent. See Aciphylla. Used with heketara leaves to scent clothing. Koopuru used as tohu mate (Best 1907).

Kōpuru moss inserted in belt known as tū-wharariki (Best 1898).

Kōpuru pulled for scent. "Green, spongy stuff that grows out of the rock" (Tunuku Karetai to Beattie MS 582/E/11, Hocken Archives, Dunedin).

Used for scenting shark oil (Matthews 1910).

Kōpuru, pokuru, ponguru - a plant used as a scent for the house and person (Williams 1971)

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28 May 2007

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30 August 2022