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Metrosideros collina

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Myrtaceae

Scientific name
  
Metrosideros collina

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Myrtales

Genus
  
Metrosideros

Higher classification
  
Metrosideros

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Similar
  
Metrosideros, Myrtaceae, Metrosideros kermadecensis, Metrosideros polymorpha, Metrosideros umbellata

Metrosideros collina is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to French Polynesia and the Cook islands.

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Taxonomy

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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.

There are two varieties:

  • Metrosideros collina var. collina
  • Metrosideros collina var. villosa

    • Cultivars

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    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

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    References

    Metrosideros collina Wikipedia
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