Pango
| Cultivar No |  |
48 |
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| Source | |
Tawatapu district, south of Gisborne. |
| Description | |
Short, bendy variety . Overall bush has a dark appearance. Rito blades are a bronze colour. Reddish-brown margin and keel. Brownish-purple kōrari. Flowers well. |
| Uses | |
Green kete harakeke. Not good for muka. |
| Muka extraction |  |
With care, small amount of muka extracts. Some leaf matter sticks to fibre, para sticks also. Fibre weak, easily damaged when para removed with knife. Feels like Wharariki (Phormium cookianum). |
| Raranga - unboiled | |
Easy to soften. Good beginners flax. Whenu soft and supple. Could work well for whāriki. |
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Pango: flower with seed pods
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Pango: bush with kōrari
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Pango: leaf close-up
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Pango: seed pods
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Pango: seed pods
Information sources:
| Rene Orchiston |
Katarina Tawiri |
 Rob Smissen |
 Sue Scheele |