Kakareao

Rhipogonum scandens (supplejack, pirita, karewao)

Endemic climbing liane that up in the light produces large leaves and tiny flowers followed by red berries.

The supple, flexuous and pliant but incredibly strong stems were the preferred medium from which Maori made hinaki (eel traps), they were also (in less politically correct times) the favoured source for canes for use in New Zealand schools! Chatham Island plants have yellow flowers, while mainland plants tend to have uniformly green ones.