Leptopteris superba. Heruheru. Prince of Wales feathers.
Previous names
Todea superba
Māori names
HERUHERU, huruhuru o ngā waewae o paoa, māikuku-moa, ngutukākāriki, ngutungutu, ngutungutu kiwi, pūnui , tētē, tētē kura (Whanganui region). All in Williams 1971.
Common names
Food
Leaves used to line hangi when steaming tawa kernels. (Best 1902).
Medicinal
"Bruise into a pulp and used as a poutice for bruises" (Charles Jeffs, 1888, note on pressed specimen in King Tawhiao Collection, Te Papa).
Metadata
72a9c218-012a-4e6f-b275-5b49d3134298
name
28 May 2007
5 July 2020