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Do not boil, but just drag through boiling water. Gum at base has definite healing properties and was used for treating burns.
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Cultivar No Source: Rene Orchiston  4
Source Source: Rene Orchiston  Waihirere, Gisborne District.
Description Source: Rene Orchiston

 A fine cultivar. Tall, very bendy leaves, soft but strong. Red margin and keel. Young leaves show reddish/brown shading at tips of blades. Grown in many districts under different names.

Uses Source: Rene Orchiston  Do not boil, but just drag through boiling water. Gum at base has definite healing properties and was used for treating burns.
Muka extraction Source: Katarina Tawiri  Muka extracts well. Para removal requires slight scraping with knife.
Raranga - unboiled Source: Katarina Tawiri  Good raranga flax. Good length of leaf, softens easily. Waxy quality when softened assists tight weave. Edges do not fray.

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Source: Rene OrchistonRene Orchiston

Source: Katarina TawiriKatarina Tawiri