Ateraukawa » Manaaki Whenua

Good quality, versatile cultivar for kete and muka extraction.

	Source	Details
Cultivar No		64
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Description		Tall bush with upright leaves. Mature leaves have droopy tips. Dark red margin colour. Young leaves have maroon colour overlay.
Uses		Good quality, versatile cultivar for kete and muka extraction.
Piupiu		The para sticks a bit, but it curls well. Dries to a yellow colour.
Muka extraction		The muka extracted cleanly and the para removed effortlessly. A good muka cultivar, producing a medium amount of strong, clean fibre.
Raranga - unboiled		Whenu soften easily and do not fray. They are strong, but there is a noticeable difference in thickness between butt end and tip of leaf.

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Ateraukawa: bush Image — Ateraukawa: bush

Ateraukawa: back of leaf Image — Ateraukawa: back of leaf

Ateraukawa: top of leaf Image — Ateraukawa: top of leaf

Examples of whenu (flax strands) curled for creating piupiu. Ateraukawa, Ruahine, Roma 2, Tāpoto, Manunu, Rataroa, Atarau. Image — Examples of whenu (flax strands) curled for creating piupiu. Ateraukawa, Ruahine, Roma 2, Tāpoto, Manunu, Rataroa, Atarau.

Ateraukawa: The para sticks a bit, but it curls well. Dries to a yellow colour. Image — Ateraukawa: The para sticks a bit, but it curls well. Dries to a yellow colour.

Information sources

Rene Orchiston

Katarina Tawiri

Rita Baker

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