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Kawakawa

Whakamārama

He mauwha, he matakawa ngā rau. He kurapango ngā rārā, he whāiti ngā hua, he rite ki te hua inohi. He pūataata te nuinga o ngā rau.

Scope Note

A shrub with heart-shaped leaves, reddish-black branches and small catkin-like fruit. The leaves are often full of holes. Macropiper excelsum.

English Used For

Pepper trees
Trees, Pepper

Tahūhū/Broader Term

Mauwha

Heke/Narrower Term

Tākawa