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Boletus fungus on beech

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puku tawai (Best 1907)

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Fungus which grows on beech trees (Best 1907)

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Served as tinder after the introduction of flint and steel (Colenso 1868a).

Used as punk in fire-generating and as a firestick. Carried by travellers. A similar growth on the tawa tree considered useless for this purpose (Best 1907; 1942).

Used in dry conditions as tinder (Cunningham 1927).

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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