Karamū

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Karamū

Coprosma robusta

Karamu

LOCATION: Endemic to North and South islands of New Zealand.

RONGOĀ: Karamū was used by tohunga for healing. A wand made from a karamū branch was used to touch an invalid. It was then taken to a tohunga ahurewa (priestly expert) who would diagnose the illness. (Te Ara)

Image: Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt.
Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 27/03/2004, Licence: CC BY

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