Metrosideros collina

Metrosideros collina

Metrosideros collina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Metrosidereae
Genus: Metrosideros
Species: Metrosideros collina
Varietates: M. c. var. collina – M. c. var. villosa

Name

Metrosideros collina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) A.Gray, U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 558. (1854)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Leptospermum collinum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl.: 72. (1776)
• Homotypic
  • Nania collina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242. (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: South-Central Pacific Cook Is., Marquesas, Pitcairn Is., Society Is., Tuamotu, Tubuai Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A. 1854. United States Exploring Expedition, Vol. XV: Botany, Phanerogamia, Part I. 777 pp. C.Sherman, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 1: 558

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 
• Dawson, J.W. 1970. Pacific capsular Myrtaceae. II. The Metrosideros complex: M. collina group. Blumea, 18: 441–445.
• Dawson, M. 2011. The origin of Metrosideros ‘Spring Fire’? New Zealand Garden Journal, 14(2): 4–7. Full article
• Smith, A.C. 1973:.Studies of Pacific island plants. XXVI. Metrosideros collina (Myrtaceae) and its relatives in the southern Pacific. American Journal of Botany, 60(5): 479–490. JSTOR

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Metrosideros collina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Metrosideros collina. Published online. Accessed: June 13 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Metrosideros collina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Metrosideros collina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 June 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Metrosideros collina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

مصرى: متروسدرس التلال
العربية: متروسدرس التلال
English: Vunga
中文: 银叶铁心木

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