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    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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    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 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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