Metrosideros fulgens

Metrosideros fulgens

Metrosideros fulgens

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 fulgens

Name

Metrosideros fulgens Sol. ex Gaertn., 1788

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Leptospermum scandens J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. in Char. Gen. Pl.: 72 (1776)
  • Melaleuca scandens Raeusch. in Nomencl. Bot. Pl. Illustr., ed. 3: 142 (1797)
  • Melaleuca spectabilis Raeusch. in Nomencl. Bot. Pl. Illustr., ed. 3: 142 (1797), nom. inval.
  • Metrosideros aurata Colenso in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 23: 385 (1890 publ. 1891)
  • Metrosideros florida Sm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 269 (1797)
  • Metrosideros scandens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Druce in Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 635 (1917), nom. illeg.
  • Metrosideros speciosa Colenso in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 22: 463 (1889 publ. 1890), nom. illeg.
  • Nania florida (Sm.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
  • Nania scandens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)

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

• Solander, D.C., 1788. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum. . . . 1:172, t. 34, fig. 7.

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

Vernacular names

Māori: Rata Piki, Akakura, Amaru

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