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Flax cultivars
- Aohanga, Awanga
- Arawa
- Atarau
- Ate
- Ateraukawa
- Atewheke
- Awahou
- Hūhiroa
- Kauhangaroa
- Kōhunga
- Māeneene
- Makaweroa
- Manunu
- Matawai Taniwha
- Mawaru
- Motu-o-nui
- Ngaro
- Ngutunui
- Opiki
- Oue
- Pango
- Paoa
- Parekoritawa
- Paretaniwha
- Potaka
- Rangiwaho
- Rataroa
- Raumoa
- Ruahine
- Ruapani
- Ruawai
- Tākirikau
- Tāne-ā-wai
- Tāpoto
- Tārere
- Taeore, Taiore
- Takaiapu
- Tangi
- Taniwha
- Tapamangu
- Taumataua
- Te Mata
- Te Tatua
- Tukura
- Tupurupuru
- Turingawari
- Tūtaewheke
- Unknown – 'Te Aue Davis'
- Waihirere
- Whakaari
- Wharanui
- Wharariki (41)
- Wharariki (62)
- Whareongaonga
Excellent kete and whāriki cultivar.
| Source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Cultivar No |  |
67 |
| Source | |
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| Description | |
Medium size bush with droopy leaves. Young leaves with orange smudging at the tip and wide orange margins in top 20 cms. Smudging turns brown and then disappears on mature leaves. Produces good length of leaves at a young age. Grows abundantly. |
| Uses | |
Excellent kete and whāriki cultivar. |
| Muka extraction |  |
Muka extracted well and clean. Para stuck to fibre, needed to be scraped off with knife. Only small amount of muka extracted and broke off towards the tip of whenu. |
| Raranga - unboiled | |
Pliable, soft, but strong raranga cultivar. |
