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Rātā and allies
Metrosideros
Metrosideros /ˌmɛtrəˈsɪdərəs, -troʊ-/ is a genus of approximately 60 trees, shrubs, and vines mostly found in the Pacific region in the Myrtaceae family. Most of the tree forms are small, but some are exceptionally large, the New Zealand species in particular. The name derives from the Ancient Greek metra or "heartwood" and sideron or "iron". Perhaps the best-known species are the pōhutukawa (M. excelsa), northern rātā (M. robusta), and southern rātā (M. umbellata) of New Zealand,...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pōhutukawa
speciesMetrosideros excelsa
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
speciesMetrosideros polymorpha
climbing rātā
speciesMetrosideros perforata
Scarlet rātā vine
speciesMetrosideros fulgens
white climbing rātā
speciesMetrosideros diffusa
Southern rātā
speciesMetrosideros umbellata
Northern rātā
speciesMetrosideros robusta
Cape lance-leaf
speciesMetrosideros angustifolia
Metrosideros collina
speciesMetrosideros collina
Tepu
speciesMetrosideros stipularis
Metrosideros colensoi
speciesMetrosideros colensoi
crimson rātā
speciesMetrosideros carminea
Lehua ahihi
speciesMetrosideros tremuloides
White Flowering Rātā
speciesMetrosideros albiflora
Lehua papa
speciesMetrosideros rugosa
Bartlett's rātā
speciesMetrosideros bartlettii
Metrosideros operculata
speciesMetrosideros operculata
Kermadecs pōhutukawa
speciesMetrosideros kermadecensis
Parkinson's Rātā
speciesMetrosideros parkinsonii
Metrosideros laurifolia
speciesMetrosideros laurifolia
Lehua mamo
speciesMetrosideros macropus
Waiʻaleʻale ʻŌhiʻa
speciesMetrosideros waialealae
pōhutukawa / northern rātā hybrid
hybridMetrosideros × subtomentosa
Metrosideros nervulosa
speciesMetrosideros nervulosa
Hybrid pōhutukawa
hybridMetrosideros excelsa × kermadecensis
Metrosideros vitiensis
speciesMetrosideros vitiensis
Metrosideros tetrasticha
speciesMetrosideros tetrasticha
Metrosideros sclerocarpa
speciesMetrosideros sclerocarpa
Metrosideros nitida
speciesMetrosideros nitida
Metrosideros brevistylis
speciesMetrosideros brevistylis
Metrosideros microphylla
speciesMetrosideros microphylla
Metrosideros punctata
speciesMetrosideros punctata
Pōhutukawa / southern rātā hybrid
hybridMetrosideros excelsa × umbellata
Metrosideros cordata
speciesMetrosideros cordata
Metrosideros humboldtiana
speciesMetrosideros humboldtiana
Metrosideros porphyrea
speciesMetrosideros porphyrea
Metrosideros engleriana
speciesMetrosideros engleriana
Metrosideros tabwemasanaensis
speciesMetrosideros tabwemasanaensis
Metrosideros ramiflora
speciesMetrosideros ramiflora
Metrosideros dolichandra
speciesMetrosideros dolichandra
Metrosideros rotundifolia
speciesMetrosideros rotundifolia
Metrosideros elegans
speciesMetrosideros elegans
Metrosideros oreomyrtus
speciesMetrosideros oreomyrtus
Metrosideros ochrantha
speciesMetrosideros ochrantha
Metrosideros cherrieri
speciesMetrosideros cherrieri
Metrosideros whitakeri
speciesMetrosideros whitakeri
Metrosideros tardiflora
speciesMetrosideros tardiflora
Metrosideros patens
speciesMetrosideros patens
Metrosideros paniensis
speciesMetrosideros paniensis
Metrosideros longipetiolata
speciesMetrosideros longipetiolata
Metrosideros salomonensis
speciesMetrosideros salomonensis
Metrosideros tetragyna
speciesMetrosideros tetragyna
Metrosideros halconensis
speciesMetrosideros halconensis
Metrosideros ovata
speciesMetrosideros ovata
Metrosideros parallelinervis
speciesMetrosideros parallelinervis
Metrosideros regelii
speciesMetrosideros regelii
Metrosideros whiteana
speciesMetrosideros whiteana
Metrosideros cacuminum
speciesMetrosideros cacuminum
Metrosideros arfakensis
speciesMetrosideros arfakensis
Metrosideros gregoryi
speciesMetrosideros gregoryi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60448.