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tāranga

1. (noun) tāranga, Pimelea longifolia - an upright shrub found in scrubland throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. Has lance-shaped leathery leaves and round heads of fragrant white to pale pink flowers in spring and summer.

2. (noun) Veronica stenophylla - bushy shrub bearing pairs of very narrow leaves that have small pits near margin inhabiting central Aotearoa/New Zealand. Leaves to 87mm long by 9.5mm wide, upper side dotted. Flowers white, tubular, in spikes to 95mm long.

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