10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAIKOMAKO»
Discover the use of
kaikomako in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
kaikomako and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Pennantia corymbosa (kaikomako) (Fig. 10) Kaikomako flowered from late
November lo January, but primarily in December. Ripe fruit was available from
February lo April and occasionally to June. Kaikomako fruits were eaten from
January to ...
2
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute
Kaikomako. Pennantia corymbosa a 2 1 Eibbon-wood. 17. STACKHOUSIEi;. 18.
EHAMNEjE. Toumatoukuru. Discaria toumatou, Raoul. a 3 2 19. SAPINDACEa:.
20. Anacabdiace*. 21. COEIABIBjE. Tupakihi. Coriaria ruscifolia, Linn a 3 1 Tutu.
New Zealand Institute, 1875
3
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute
This tree is personified in one Hine-kaikomako. •She is the fire-concealer and fire
-conserver of mvthology. She was taken to wife by Ira, the fire-seeker. I once
related this myth to a little Maori girl, stating that Hine is seen now merely in the
form ...
4
Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand
This tree is personified in one Hine-kaikomako. She is the fire-concealer and fire-
conserver of mythology. She was taken to wife by Ira, the fire-seeker. I once
related this myth to a little Maori girl, stating that Hine is seen now merely in the
form ...
... which I opened at this season I found very few insect remains, but abundance
of vegetable matter, among which I was able to distinguish a ripe berry of
porokaiwiria and the pulp of others, with numerous seeds of tawhero and
kaikomako.
Royal Society of New Zealand, 1893
6
Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Thus is it that when man seeks to generate fire he hews a piece off the body of
Hine-kaikomako whereby to procure it. The sister of Mahuika, one Hine-i-tapeka,
represents the fire of the underworld — volcanic fire. Now, the sun has two wives,
...
7
Garry Kilworth SF Gateway Omnibus
Mahuika was almost drowned in the flood they producedbetween them, but
managed to throw her fireinto the branches of a kaikomako tree, where
itremained burning. The kaikomako tree's woodis stillusedto make people's fires:
the ...
8
Myths & Legends of the Polynesians
To savethe remnant of her fire she threw it into the totara,but it would not burn;
into the matai (blackpine), but it wouldnotburn; into the mahoe (whitewood),
where it burned but little; into the kaikomako (Maorifire), where it burned well; and
fire ...
9
How Maui Found the Secret of Fire
On a mission to discover how fire is made, Maui visits his Aunty Mahuika.
10
Famous trees of New Zealand
Kaikomako Pennantia corymbosa (Icacinaceae) Maori: Kaikomako The
evergreen kaikomako grows as attractively in the garden as in the forest, and is
easily raised from seed. At full height it reaches 35 ft., but it is usually found much
shorter, ...
Richard St. Barbe Baker, 1965
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAIKOMAKO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
kaikomako is used in the context of the following news items.
Keeping the hangi fires burning
But one of the organisers, Riki Bennett, was in charge of hika ahi (firelighting) by rubbing a stick of kaikomako in a groove on the much softer ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Planting at Te Ahumairangi 2014-2019
Pennantia corymbosa, kaikomako. Phormium cookianum, mountain flax. Pittosporum eugnioides, lemonwood. Pittosporum tenuifolium, kohuhu. Pseudopanax ... «Wellington City Council, Dec 14»
Gardening: Rare and fair
For structure, there is a selection of NZ natives plus the endangered Three Kings Kaikomako, Pennantia baylisiana, combined with other ... «New Zealand Herald, May 12»
Small tree puts on big display
It was used to make fire by friction, by rubbing it with a piece of kaikomako wood. • Mahoe is known botanically as Melicytus ramiflorus and is a ... «Otago Daily Times, Mar 11»
Plant life: Look for the duck-foot leaves
While P. corymbosa, or kaikomako, is a fairly common small tree in lowland forest throughout the country, P. baylisiana exists as a single ... «Otago Daily Times, Aug 08»
