Bed clothes were kapa moe, single sheets of kapa, placed together for warmth, a modern double-bed size. There are two existing forms of paper mulberry. The plants are similar, except for the leaves. Those of wauke are thick and rough on top, woolly underneath and are lobed. The flowers are rare and sparse, fuzzy, one inch round with hairy bracts and long stigmas.
Fruit are rare, and are orange and one inch round.
Other sources for kapa fibers are mamake, a species of pipturus, which produces a dark fiber. Medicinally, the slimy sap of wauke is a mild laxative.