Metrosideros diffusa

Metrosideros diffusa

Metrosideros diffusa

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 diffusa

Name

Metrosideros diffusa (G.Forst.) Sm., 1797

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melaleuca diffusa G.Forst. in Fl. Ins. Austr.: 37 (1786)
  • Nania diffusa (G.Forst.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Melaleuca florida G.Forst. in Fl. Ins. Austr.: 37 (1786)
  • Melaleuca lucida L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 342 (1782), nom. illeg.
  • Metrosideros homeana Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 35(II): 326 (1862)
  • Metrosideros hypericifolia A.Cunn. in Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 114 (1839), nom. illeg.
  • Metrosideros myrtifolia Sol. ex Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 172 (1788)
  • Metrosideros subsimilis Colenso in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 12: 361 (1879 publ. 1880)
  • Nania hypericifolia (A.Cunn.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)

Homonyms

• Metrosideros diffusa A.Cunn. in Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 114 (1839), nom. illeg. vide Metrosideros albiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 172 (1788)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.E. 1797. Botanical Characters of some Plants of the Natural Order of Myrti. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 255–288. BHL Reference page. : 3:268.

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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Metrosideros diffusa 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 diffusa. Published online. Accessed: June 13 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Metrosideros diffusa. 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 diffusa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 June 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Metrosideros diffusa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Māori: Akatea

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