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pōhuehue

1. (noun) convolvulus, bindweed, New Zealand bindweed, Calystegia sepium - a herbaceous perennial that twines around other plants to a height of up to 2-4 m. Leaves are arranged spirally, simple, pointed at the tip and arrowhead shaped, 5-10 cm long and 3-7 cm broad. Flowers are produced from late spring to the end of summer. The open flowers are trumpet-shaped, 3-7 cm diameter, white, or pale pink with white stripes. A name given to several climbing or trailing plants.

Ko te takiwā tonu tēnei hei tō i te hapi tae noa ki e mutunga o Hepetema. Ko tōna āhua e pēnei ana me te pōhuehue (TWMNT 17/7/1872:92). / This is the season to plant hops right until the end of September. Its form is similar to convolvulus.

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Synonyms: pōhue, pōhuhe, akapōhue, rauparaha


2. (noun) wire vine, Muehlenbeckia complexa - a native plant found behind sand dunes and on rocky ground. It has small, round to heart-shaped alternating leaves. The flowers are inconspicuous and the fruit is a black, three-angled seed in a fleshy, ice-coloured cup.


3. (noun) large-leaved muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia australis - a native plant that often clambers over trees and shrubs, sometimes smothering other vegetation. The leaves are heart-shaped and the fruit tiny black seeds sitting in a white swollen flower.

Synonyms: puka


4. (noun) creeping muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia axillaries - common in scrub and on river flats to subalpine altitudes south of Rotorua.

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