Pango

Green kete harakeke. Not good for muka.

	Source	Details
Cultivar No		48
Source		Tawatapu district, south of Gisborne.
Description		Short, bendy variety . Overall bush has a dark appearance. Rito blades are a bronze colour. Reddish-brown margin and keel. Brownish-purple kōrari. Flowers well.
Uses		Green kete harakeke. Not good for muka.
Muka extraction		With care, small amount of muka extracts. Some leaf matter sticks to fibre, para sticks also. Fibre weak, easily damaged when para removed with knife. Feels like Wharariki (Phormium cookianum).
Raranga - unboiled		Easy to soften. Good beginners flax. Whenu soft and supple. Could work well for whāriki.

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