taramea

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They are not only sensitive to European perfumes, but possessed various perfumes of their own, derived from plants and possessing a pleasant, powerful, and lasting odor; the choicest and rarest was the gum of the _taramea_ (_Aciphylla Colensoi_), which was gathered by virgins after the use of prayers and charms.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man Havelock Ellis 1899