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Flax cultivars
- Aohanga, Awanga
- Arawa
- Atarau
- Ate
- Ateraukawa
- Atewheke
- Awahou
- Hūhiroa
- Kauhangaroa
- Kōhunga
- Māeneene
- Makaweroa
- Manunu
- Matawai Taniwha
- Mawaru
- Motu-o-nui
- Ngaro
- Ngutunui
- Opiki
- Oue
- Pango
- Paoa
- Parekoritawa
- Paretaniwha
- Potaka
- Rangiwaho
- Rataroa
- Raumoa
- Ruahine
- Ruapani
- Ruawai
- Tākirikau
- Tāne-ā-wai
- Tāpoto
- Tārere
- Taeore, Taiore
- Takaiapu
- Tangi
- Taniwha
- Tapamangu
- Taumataua
- Te Mata
- Te Tatua
- Tukura
- Tupurupuru
- Turingawari
- Tūtaewheke
- Unknown – 'Te Aue Davis'
- Waihirere
- Whakaari
- Wharanui
- Wharariki (41)
- Wharariki (62)
- Whareongaonga
Do not boil, but just drag through boiling water. Gum at base has definite healing properties and was used for treating burns.
| Source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Cultivar No |  |
4 |
| Source | |
Waihirere, Gisborne District. |
| Description | |
A fine cultivar. Tall, very bendy leaves, soft but strong. Red margin and keel. Young leaves show reddish/brown shading at tips of blades. Grown in many districts under different names. |
| Uses | |
Do not boil, but just drag through boiling water. Gum at base has definite healing properties and was used for treating burns. |
| Muka extraction |  |
Muka extracts well. Para removal requires slight scraping with knife. |
| Raranga - unboiled | |
Good raranga flax. Good length of leaf, softens easily. Waxy quality when softened assists tight weave. Edges do not fray. |
