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Kahakaha

Whakamārama

He whara rite ki te kōwharawhara. Tupu ai te pā kahakaha i ngā peka o ngā rākau nunui. Ko ngā rau he karikitea, he pupuri wai hoki. Ko ngā take he pango.

Scope Note

A forest epiphyte resembling kōwharawhara. It forms clumps on boughs of large trees. The base of the plant is blackish and the leaves are pale green. The leaf bases hold water. Collospermum hastatum.

Tukutuku/Used For

Kōkaha
Tākahakaha

Tahūhū/Broader Term

Otaota hāwere
Whara

Kaho/Related Term

Kōwharawhara
Toetoe