10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARATANIWHA»
Discover the use of
parataniwha in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
parataniwha and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Large ferns littered its edges and the interior was masked by densely growing
parataniwha. It looked cold and uninviting. Tomas was loath to enter its dark
confines. God knows what was hidden beneath all that vegetation. A commotion
behind ...
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New Zealand Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide
One notable species is parataniwha (Elastostema rugosum), a spreading leafy
perennial with greenish-purple leaves that forms dense patches; the flowers are
small and inconspicuous. Tvo daisies found in the forests are the profuse
hanging ...
3
New Zealand native trees and shrubs
Pimelea Parataniwha An ideal ground cover for dark, shady areas including
patches of bush and moist earth banks, the parataniwha can be found in the
North Island's kauri forests. In a shady, sheltered environment, these plants will
become ...
"When an insect bites into the leaf of New Zealand's horopito tree, a red blotch
spreads around the wound," says Gould. "And during drought, green leaves of
native parataniwha shrubs tum red." What's more, anthocyanins are often
particularly ...
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Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand
... were tied separately for baking in bundles of Hangehange ( Geniostoma
lignxirifolium) ; for their Kao, or prepared sweet potatoes, thev used the leaves of
the Parataniwha (Elatostemma rugomm) ; generally, however, they used the
fronds of ...
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Essay on the Botany of the North Island of New Zealand
... the roots of the Tikoraha (Cordyline striata), were tied separately for baking in
bundles of Hangehange (Geniostoma Ugustrifoliwni) ; for their Kao, or prepared
sweet potatoes, they used the leaves of the Parataniwha (Elatostemma rugosum)
...
7
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
One streamside plant notable for its absence was parataniwha (Elatostema
rugosum), the trailing leaves of which provide a habitat utilized by mayflies
elsewhere (Towns, 1978b). Twenty four mayfly species were obtained from
samples ...
... were tied separately for baking in bundles of Hangehange (Geniostoma
lignstrifolium) ; for their Kao, or prepared sweet potatoes, they used the leaves of
the Parataniwha {Elatostemma rugosum) ; generally, however, they used the
fronds of ...
Royal Society of New Zealand, 1869
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From weta to kauri: a guide to the New Zealand forest
... for most of the year Parataniwha Elatostema rugosum where • damp lowland
and mountain forests mainly in the northern North lsland, but also as far south as
the Tararua Ranges size • a forest ground cover; it belongs to the nettle family but
...
Janet Hunt, Rob Lucas, 2004
As there is only one New Zealand species of Elatostema, the plant must be E.
rugosum or parataniwha. The description of parataniwha fitted the plant that I had
found and one book even noted that it is "seen to advantage on the cliffs
bounding ...
