Piper excelsum (formerly known as Macropiper excelsum) of the pepper family (Piperaceae) and commonly known as kawakawa, is a small tree of which the subspecies P. excelsum subsp. excelsum is endemic to New Zealand;[3] the subspecies P. e. subsp. psittacorum is found on Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and the Kermadec Islands.
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^Carlquist, Dr. Sherwin (1974). Island Biology. New York & London: Univ. Columbia Press. p. 409.
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sense of "false kava". In New Zealand, it was applied to the kawakawa (Piperexcelsum), which is endemic to New Zealand and nearby Norfolk Island and Lord...
found and readily available. In New Zealand, the seeds of kawakawa (Piperexcelsum), a relative of black pepper, are sometimes used as pepper; the leaves...
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human consumption). In New Zealand, it was applied to the kawakawa (Piperexcelsum) which is endemic to New Zealand and nearby Norfolk Island and Lord...
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