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Blechnum novae-zelandiae. Kiokio.

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Blechnum capense agg.

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KIOKIO, korokio, horokio, koropio, tupari, rautao, piupiu (names all in Williams 1971) 

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Among ferns used for wrapping hangi food.

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Colenso 1881a records a tradition regarding the origin of horokio.

Te Rangi Hiroa (1949) mentions legend of Marama - her para, Marratia, changed into korokio.

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7204cfec-16e6-4d34-989f-6df959aa6b1d
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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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