Karamu Cave
Karamu may refer to: *Karamu, New Zealand, a rural locality in the North Island of New Zealand * ''Coprosma robusta'', a tree known as karamu * ''Coprosma lucida'', a shrub sometimes called shining karamu * ''Coprosma macrocarpa'', a shrub called coastal karamu *Karamu (feast), a feast held on December 31 as part of the Kwanzaa celebrations *Karamu House, a theater in Cleveland, Ohio {{disambig, plant ...
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Karamu, New Zealand
Karamu is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. The area is on the eastern outskirts of Hastings city. Karamu Estate covered the area in the 1870s. A dispute over the title was made moot by the challenging solicitor purchasing a large share in the estate. Part of the estate was sold in several farming allotments and residential sites in 1891. Further subdivisions occurred in 1919, and 1924. The remainder was subdivided in 1929. Demographics The statistical area of Karamu, which also includes Whakatu, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Karamu had a population of 1,311 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 93 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 132 people (11.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 417 households, comprising 684 males and 627 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 39.4 years (co ...
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Coprosma Robusta
Coprosma robusta, commonly known as karamu, is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae that is endemic to New Zealand. It can survive in many climates, but is most commonly found in coastal areas, lowland forests, or shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It ...s. Karamu can grow to be around tall, and grow leaves up to long. Karamu is used for a variety of purposes in human culture. The fruit that karamu produces can be eaten, and the shoots of karamu are sometimes used for medical purposes. Identification Species description Karamu is a large bushy shrub that grows up to tall. Branches are stout with no hair. Domatia (small holes on the back of the leaf at the intersection of veins) and stipules are significant characteristic features of Coprosmas. Karamu st ...
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Coprosma Lucida
''Coprosma lucida'', commonly known in Māori as karamū, and also known as shiny karamu, is a shrub native to New Zealand. The shrub is found throughout the North and South Island. ''Coprosma lucida'' has stipules that narrow to a small green point, while the similar '' C. robusta'' has black leaf tips. References Flora of New Zealand lucida Lucida (pronunciation: ) is an extended family of related typefaces designed by Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes and released from 1984 onwards. The family is intended to be extremely legible when printed at small size or displayed on a low-reso ...

Coprosma Macrocarpa
''Coprosma macrocarpa'', also known as large-seeded coprosma and coastal karamu, is a shrub native to New Zealand. It has large thick leaves and large bright red/orange berries. ''Macrocarpa'' means "large fruit". There are two subspecies. C. macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa ranges from a shrub to a 10 metre tall tree. It occurs naturally on the Three Kings Islands. It is naturalised in the northern part of the North Island and around Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by m .... C. macrocarpa subsp. minor is mostly a shrub up to 4 metres. It occurs in coastal areas from North Cape to East Cape and some offshore islands. References Flora of New Zealand macrocarpa Taxa named by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman {{NewZealand-plant-stub ...
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Karamu (feast)
Kwanzaa () is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called '' Karamu'', usually on the sixth day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West and Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966. History and etymology American Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 during the aftermath of the Watts riots as a specifically African-American holiday. Karenga said his goal was to "give blacks an alternative to the existing holiday of Christmas and give blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and their history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society." For Karenga, a major figure in the Black Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s, the creation of such holidays also underscored the essential premise that "you must have a cultural revolution before the violent revolution. The cultural revolution gives ...
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