Common name
English: Fire Tree, Metrosídero, Pōhutukawa
German: Neuseeländischer Weihnachtsbaum
Portuguese: Árvore-de-fogo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2597)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2496)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2110)
Order: Myrtales (76)
Family: Myrtaceae (20)(family description)
Genus: Metrosideros (1)
Epithet: excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn. (2)
Synonyms: Metrosideros tomentosa A.Rich., Nania tomentosa (A.Rich.) Kuntze
excelsa => high, elevated
tomentosa => densely covered with short, soft, tangled hairs
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: red
External links
Check for Metrosideros excelsa at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [605] Metrosideros excelsa - Plants For A Future database
- [1035] Metrosideros excelsa - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)