Common name
English: Fire Tree, Metrosídero, Pōhutukawa
German: Neuseeländischer Weihnachtsbaum
Portuguese: Árvore-de-fogo
Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
Common name
English: Fire Tree, Metrosídero, Pōhutukawa
German: Neuseeländischer Weihnachtsbaum
Portuguese: Árvore-de-fogo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2505)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2404)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2036)
Order: Myrtales (71)
Family: Myrtaceae (17) (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 The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI
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