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Tupeia antarctica. Tāpia. Kohuorangi. White mistletoe.

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Viscum antarcticum, Viscum pubigerium

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kohuorangi, tāpia, pirita, pirinoa (all in Williams 1971); puka  tīrauriki  (Taylor 1855) 

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mistletoe

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Berries eaten ( Best 1902, 1907, 1942)

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See Riley 1994 for information on medicinal uses of related plants elsewhere in the world.

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May be found on almost every species of tree and shrub round Dunedin (Buchanan 1868).

It is found on kahikatea and the pukatea; it bears a blue berry (in Taylor 1855).

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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