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Thread ID: 106581 2010-01-14 06:15:00 Maori name for Mt Cook lily? R.M. (561) PC World Chat
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848759 2010-01-16 20:43:00 I have got nine books on alpine plants, and none of them give a Māori name for Ranunculus lyallii; not even in those books where the authors routinely give Māori names for plants when they are known.

I got intrigued and did an extensive internet search, and still came up with nothing.

There is a book by James Beever called "A Dictionary of Maori Plant Names" (1991), published by the Auckland Botanical Society that is a possible source, if you have it in your local library. It costs $5 from the Society plus p & p. Or you can buy it from a number of overseas sources where it is advertised for up to $US20 plus p & p...

And you are right - kopukapuka is the name for the Chatham Is Forget Me Not.
John H (8)
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