Metrosideros excelsa

Metrosideros excelsa, Maunganui, Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand

Metrosideros excelsa, Lisbon, Portugal

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Metrosidereae
Genus: Metrosideros
Species: Metrosideros excelsa

Name

Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn., 1788

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Metrosideros florida var. aurata J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies in Nursery Cat. (Duncan & Davies) 1925: xiii (1925)
  • Metrosideros tomentosa A.Rich. in J.S.C.Dumontd'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe 1: 336 (1832)
  • Nania tomentosa (A.Rich.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand, North Is. Introduced into: Azores, Madeira, Norfolk Is., Tristan da Cunha References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Solander, D.C.: 1788. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum.... i. 172. t. 34. f. 8.

Additional references

• Bylsma, R.J.; Clarkson, B.D.; Efford, J.T. 2014: Biological flora of New Zealand 14: Metrosideros excelsa, pōhutukawa, New Zealand Christmas tree. New Zealand journal of botany, 52(3): 365–385. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2014.926278 Reference page. 
• Cooper, R.C. 1954: Pohutukawa x rata. Variation in Metrosideros (Myrtaceae) on Rangitoto Island, New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 4 (4): 205–211. [Publication date: 12 February 1954]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Metrosideros excelsa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Metrosideros excelsa. Published online. Accessed: June 13 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Metrosideros excelsa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Metrosideros excelsa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 June 2024.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Nieu-seelandse perdestert
مصرى: متروسدرس باسق
العربية: متروسدرس باسق
български: Новозеландско коледно дърво
čeština: Železnec ztepilý
English: Pohutukawa
español: Pohutukawa
euskara: Burdinazko zuhaitza
فارسی: درخت آهن
suomi: Maorihehkupuu
français: Pohutukawa
galego: Árbore das bruxas
日本語: メトロシデロス・エクスケルサ
Māori: Pōhutukawa
македонски: Похутукава
Nederlands: Pohutukawa
norsk nynorsk: Pōhutukawa
polski: Metrosideros wyniosły
português: Metrossídero
русский: Похутукава
українська: Метросідерос повстяний

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