Trichomanes reniforme. Kopakopa. Kidney fern.
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Previous names
Cardiomanes reniforme
Māori names
kopakopa (Williams 1971), raurenga (Best 1942): kōnehu (?? Beever 1991).
Common names
Scent
Leaves used to scent oil (Best 1942)
Medicinal
Leaves used to heal ulcers (Kerry-Nicholls 1886).
However, as Brooker, Cambie and Cooper 1987 point out, it is possible that he misidentified the plant, since kopakopa is a Māori name for Plantago species, which has similar uses.
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28 May 2007
13 June 2020