Metrosideros laurifolia

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 laurifolia

Name

Metrosideros laurifolia Brongn. & Gris, 1865

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carpolepis laurifolia (Brongn. & Gris) J.W.Dawson in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984: 468 (1984 publ. 1985)
• Heterotypic
  • Carpolepis laurifolia var. demonstrans (Tison) J.W.Dawson in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984: 468 (1984 publ. 1985)
  • Metrosideros demonstrans Tison in Compt. Rend. Assoc. Franç. Avancem. Sci. 5: 462 (1877)
  • Metrosideros laurifolia var. demonstrans (Tison) Pillon in Syst. Bot. 40: 788 (2015)

Homonyms

• Metrosideros laurifolia Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 5: 376 (1811), nom. inval. vide Syzygium floribundum F.Muell. in Fragm. 4: 58 (1864)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Brongn. & Gris, 1865. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 12: 300

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 laurifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Metrosideros laurifolia. Published online. Accessed: June 14 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Metrosideros laurifolia. 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 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Metrosideros laurifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 June 2024.

Vernacular names

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