A Leaf from the Natural History of New Zealand
Creeping, Climbing Plants, Epiphites and Parasites
Creeping, Climbing Plants, Epiphites and Parasites.
Aka, a creeper bearing a beautiful red flower. (Metrosideros buxifolia)
Akakiore, a creeper
Akakongohe, a creeper
Akakura, a creeper
Akatea, a creeper
Kareao, a climbing shrub; the supple-jack. (Ripogonum parviflorum)
Kareao, misletoe bearing a white slimy berry; growing on the Tataku. Ord. Lorantheæ
Kiekie, a plant producing an edible flower and fruit. Syn. with Tawera, &c. Ord. Pandanaceæ. (Freycinetia Banksii)
Kohe, a climbing plant. Syn. with Kohia
Kohia, a climbing plant. (Passiflora tetrandra)
Kohurangi, a parasitical plant
Kotukatuka, vine producing a fruit full of juce like the Tupakihi
Kowarawara, a parasitical broad leafed grass growing ing in tufts on trees bearing an edible berry in bunches
Kowia, passion flower; colour green and orange; small fragrant fruit size of a large nut. Syn. with Kohia
Makaka, a climber
Mangemange, creeping fern, having a woody pliant stem; used in making eel baskets; very durable. (Lygodium articulatum)
Mawai, New Zealand byrony Ord. Cucurbitaceæ. (Sicyos Australis)
Mawai, a creeping plant resembling the cucumber in its leaf. (Sicyos Australis)
Omoomo, melon
Panahi, (Calystegia soldanella)
Patangatanga, flower white or tinged with purple. (Freycenetia Banksii) Syn. with Kiekie
Pikiarero, clematis bearing a large white flower
Pipiarero, a creeper
Pirikahu. Ord. Rosaceæ. (Acæna sanguisorbæ)
Piripiri. Syn. with Pirikahu
Pirita, misletoe. Syn. with Kareao
Pirori, a plant. Syn. with Kiekie
Pohuehue, a creeper. (Polygonum complexum)
Pohuehue, a creeper; the convolvolus sepium of Linnaeus. (Calystegia sepium)
Popohue, a climber. Syn. with Makaka
Powenua, a climbing plant
Powiriwiri, a creeper with green flowers
Powiwi, passion flower. Syn. with Kowia
Puatataua, clematis with a small green fragrant flower
Puawananga, a climber
Puawananga, clematis bearing a white scentless flower
Puka, a parasitical plant; a misletoe
Putawiwi, a creeper. (Parkinsonia)
Puwara, parasite
Taihinu, a creeping plant with white flowers
Taraheke, a creeper
Tataramoa, a climber; the bramble; a rasp. Ord. Rosaceae. (Rubus Australis)
Tawara, a plant. Syn. with Kiekie
Tirauriki, parasite. Ord. Lorantheae. (Viscum antarcticum)
Torotoro, a creeper Syn. Aka
Torotoro, a creeper used in tying up fencing
Ureure, a plant. Syn. with Kiekie
Wakapiopio, a creeper. Syn. with Aka
Wakarengarenga, parasitical plant
Wakatangitangi, a creeper. (Metrosideros.)