Karaka or New Zealand laurel (Corynocarpus laevigatus) is a medium-sized evergreen tree in the family Corynocarpaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand and...
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Karaka may refer to the following: Karaka (star) Karaka (tree) Karaka, New Zealand, a town Karaka or Atmakaraka, a concept in...
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the free dictionary. Kopi may refer to: An alternative name for the karaka tree Kopi, a clay mourning cap worn by some Aboriginal Australian peoples...
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ancestors introduced the pūkeko, along with the kiore (native rat) and the karaka tree, to the land on the Aotea. Although it is thought that P. porphyrio subspecies...
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erecting a post at Pātea as a token of his visit. Kupe brought the karaka tree, and also divided off the North Island, which had been attached to Hawaiki...
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HD 137388 (redirect from Karaka (star))
southern constellation of Apus. It has the proper name Karaka, after the native New Zealand karaka tree. The name was assigned by representatives of New Zealand...
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Island kanuka Kunzea sinclairii Kanuka Kunzea ericoides var. ericoides Karaka Corynocarpus laevigatus Kohekohe Dysoxylum spectabile Koromiko Veronica...
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of Wellington Harbour. It takes its name from a New Zealand native tree, the karaka or New Zealand laurel. The suburb consists of residential properties...
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Karaka Bay or Waiarohe ('the bay of shimmering waters') is on the western shore of the Tāmaki River mouth in the suburb of Glendowie, Auckland. The bay...
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Whatatau to the followers of his wife Te Raukohekohe in the late 1600s. A karaka tree associated with the death of Ngāi Tai and Ngāti Pāoa ancestor Māhia is...
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Karva Chauth (redirect from Karaka Chaturthi)
Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi (Sanskrit: करकचतुर्थी, romanized: Karakachaturthī) is a Hindu festival celebrated by Hindu women of Nepal...
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ngaio trees (Myoporum laetum), feeding on leaves, where it produces a characteristic feeding notch. The adults have also been found on the karaka tree (Corynocarpus...
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territorial Board of Agricultural and Forestry on Kauai by sowing seeds of the karaka tree from the air to slow the erosion process in three forest reserves near...
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the Aotea waka. Migrants from the Aotea waka are said to have brought karaka trees to the area when they settled. People aboard the 'Tainui waka settled...
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when handled. Female beetles lay an egg under the bark of dead or dying trees, especially Pinus radiata or New Zealand beech (Nothofagus). These hatch...
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consisted of a narrow coastal plain covered by bracken, tutu, rewarewa and karaka trees, with anywhere not close to the coast covered in dense forest. Māori...
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including a headland at Te Waha Point north of the beach, where many karaka trees associated with the former pā grow, and Lion Rock, which was the location...
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Elingamita (category Trees of New Zealand)
encloses a single seed. While the foliage could be mistaken for that of a Karaka tree (Corynocarpus laevigatus), the petiole or leaf stalk is much shorter...
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esters of 3-nitropropanoic acid and glucose from fruit of the New Zealand karaka tree, Corynocarpus laevigatus". Phytochemistry. 35 (4): 901–903. Bibcode:1994PChem...
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level (around 48 m higher than the surrounding land) and had a grove of karaka trees. The hill was the site of a Ngāi Tai iwi pā. Green Hill, known as Mātanginui...
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for textiles. The northern shores of the lake was home to a grove of karaka trees, which were likely used for both food and medicinal purposes. Takapuna...
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many had to live in huts built by the Māori, or simply shelter under karaka trees. The Wellington and Hutt Valley area was hurriedly surveyed. The original...
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Martellidendron karaka is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Madagascar. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved...
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what looked like a karaka. I was soon gazing upon it in disbelief since a third find seemed too much to expect. But this was no karaka – its leaves were...
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main island, Papaitonga (1.2 ha), was cleared and planted in groves of karaka trees, and a smaller man-made island, Papawharangi (0.3 ha), was built in 1820...
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Waitemata Sandstone. The island is primarily forested by pōhutukawa and karaka trees. Moturemu Island is the only known location where wild Clianthus puniceus...
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216. Karaka 1884, pp. 215–217. Dobbin 1970, pp. 150–151. Palsetia 2001, pp. 223–225. Palsetia 2001, pp. 135–139. Dhalla 1938, p. 483. Karaka 1884, pp...
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Corynocarpus rupestris, commonly known as the Glenugie karaka, is a rainforest tree found in eastern Australia. It is a rare plant with a ROTAP rating...
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the shores of the Manukau Harbour. The Karaka trees of the bay descend from the sacred Karaka grove Te Uru-Karaka a Parehuia of Taurere Pa. Until the 18th...
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environments, its distribution ranges from preferring clay slopes under karaka trees to adapting distinctively in limestone areas. Its occurrence along moisture-retaining...
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