For another tree called pōhutukawa see Metrosideros excelsa
Metrosideros kermadecensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Myrtales
Family:
Myrtaceae
Genus:
Metrosideros
Species:
M. kermadecensis
Binomial name
Metrosideros kermadecensis
W.R.B.Oliv.
Synonyms
formerly included in Metrosideros polymorpha and Metrosideros villosa
Metrosideros kermadecensis, with common names Kermadec pōhutukawa and New Zealand Christmas bush[1] is an evergreen tree of the myrtle family which is endemic to the volcanic Kermadec Islands about 900 km north-east of New Zealand. The tree produces a brilliant display of red flowers, made up of a mass of stamens and is the dominant forest tree on Raoul Island, growing to 15 m or more. The trunk is up to 1 m or more in diameter. It is very similar to, and often confused with, the pōhutukawa of mainland New Zealand, differing mainly by having smaller, more oval leaves, and by flowering throughout the year. It also resembles the ʻōhiʻa lehua of Hawaii.
^Lord Howe Island Weed Management Strategy 2016(PDF), 2016, retrieved 4 January 2017
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