Ko te Māwhai he aka o Aotearoa. He rite te āhua o ngā rau o tēnei aka māroharoha ki ō te kamokamo, ki ō te kūkama rānei. Kei ngā ngahere ki tātahi e tupu ana, kei te māheuheu hoki. He mā ngā pua. He taratara, he ririki ngā hua. Ko ngā kāwai he totoro te tupu. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao he Sicyos australis, ko te ingoa reo Pākehā he Ambush vine.