Metrosideros collina
| Metrosideros collina | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Metrosideros |
| Species: | M. collina |
| Binomial name | |
| Metrosideros collina (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) A. Gray | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptospermum collinum J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. | |
M. Collina var villosa in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart
Metrosideros collina (vunga) is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to the Marquesas Islands, Society Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu.[1] In the Samoa Islands, the plant is indigenous to the islands of Savai'i, Upolu and Tutuila.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by botanist Johann Reinhold Forster and his son Georg Forster in 1775. It was given the name Leptospermum collinum.[1]
There are two varieties:[1]
- Metrosideros collina var. collina
- Metrosideros collina var. villosa
Cultivars
Cultivar 'Tahiti'
Cultivars of Metrosideros collina are used as ornamental plants, for planting in tropical and subtropical climate gardens. Cultivars include:
- 'Tahiti', grows to about 1 metre,
- 'Tahitian sunset', a mutated form of 'Tahiti' with variegated leaves[3]
See also
Media related to Metrosideros collina at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Metrosideros collina (J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.) A. Gray". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ↑ Whistler, W. Arthur (1978). "Vegetation of the Montane Region of Savai'i, Western Samoa". Pacific Science (The University Press of Hawai'i) 32 (1): 90. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ↑ P1 US 20080313783 P1, "Metrosideros plant named "Tahitian Sunset""