Re: Identity of tea treee (was Acacia spectabilis

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• Subject: Re: Identity of tea treee (was Acacia spectabilis
• From: T* &* M* R*
• Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 08:50:22 +1200
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Julius & Beverly Elischer wrote:
> 
> Just to butt in, I think this should be "most Western Australians" -
> Leptospermums are certainly called tea-trees (or sometimes "ti-trees"!)
> in many places. I am surprised to hear that Agonis are also called
> tea-trees because I have only heard them called Peppermints.
> 
> This could go on forever ......
> 
Beverly
In Haiwai and NZ Ti is the name for Cordylines not Leptospermums.

Surprisingly of all the Pacific languages Haiwaian and Maori seem to be
the most closely related in spite of their geographical separation.

Moira
-- 
Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata (near Wellington, capital city of New Zealand)

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