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

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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.)