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Kermadec pōhutukawa
Metrosideros kermadecensis
About
Metrosideros kermadecensis, commonly known as the Kermadec pōhutukawa, is a species of tree in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand. It reaches a height of up to 20 metres, with its main trunk reaching 3 m (10 ft) in diameter. The species is classified in the subgenus Metrosideros. M. kermadecensis was first described by the British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1864, and was described as Metrosideros polymorpha. It was given its current binomial name in 1928 by the New Zealand botanist Walter Oliver.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Metrosideros kermadecensis
- Slug
- metrosideros-kermadecensis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Metrosideros
- Species
- kermadecensis
- Wikidata QID
- Q4291999
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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