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This whakapapa (genealogical chart) illustrates how trees and other plants are descended from Tāne. Māori see all flora and fauna of the natural world as linked through genealogy.
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Reference: Elsdon Best, Maori religion and mythology. Vol. 2. Wellington: Dominion Museum, 1976, pp. 271-272
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