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Metrosideros excelsa

Sol. ex Gaertn. (1788)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Metrosideros

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 172 (1788)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Metrosideros excelsa Honolulu, Judd St., residence of Dr.P.H. Buck Preserved_Specimen Young tree, no flowers yet. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1943-11-18
2 Metrosideros excelsa Koloa, Kalaheo, 5473C Puulima Road Preserved_Specimen 4' tree; older leaves glossy dark green, newer leaves dark green, grayish tomentum, below whitish to gray green; new growth pinkish; buds whitish green; petals pale scarlet; stamens scarlet Flynn, T.W. 7332 Kauai BISH 2007-03-30
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