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Adiantum cunninghamii. Common maidenhair. Puhinui

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Puhinui

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A lotion is prepared from the fronds and roots applied to sore eyes (Charles Jeffs, 1888, note on pressed specimen in King Tawhiao Collection, Te Papa).

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11 March 2014
30 October 2023
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