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Botanical illustration of a pōhutukawa sprig by Ellen Cheeseman. Pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa), [2] also known as the New Zealand Christmas tree, [3] [4] or iron tree, [5] is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that produces a brilliant display of red (or occasionally orange, yellow [6] or white [7]) flowers, each consisting of a mass of stamens.
Metrosideros kermadecensis, with common names Kermadec pōhutukawa and New Zealand Christmas bush [1] is an evergreen tree of the myrtle family which is endemic to the volcanic Kermadec Islands about 900 km (560 mi) north-east of New Zealand.
Metrosideros / ˌ m ɛ t r ə ˈ s ɪ d ər ə s,-t r oʊ-/ [3] is a genus of approximately 60 trees, shrubs, and vines in the family Myrtaceae, mostly found in the Pacific region. Most of the tree forms are small, but some are exceptionally large, the New Zealand species in particular. The name derives from the Ancient Greek metra or ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Metrosideros excelsa, the pohutukawa, a coastal evergreen tree species; Milicia excelsa, a tree species from tropical Africa;
also the tree itself. [emphasis added] Thus endorsing the common practice of referring to Metrosideros polymorpha as a lehua tree, or as an ʻōhiʻa lehua, or simply an ʻōhiʻa. [6] The genus name Metrosideros is derived from the Greek words metra, meaning 'heartwood', and sideron, meaning 'iron', and refers to the hard wood of the trees in ...
Download as PDF; Printable version ... streets of Wanganui by planting red flowering gum and pohutukawa trees. [1 ... beautiful garden featuring trees imported from ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... the pohutukawa tree is often associated with Christmas, ...
In 2009, The Pohutukawa Tree was staged by Auckland Theatre Company, directed by Colin McColl and starring Rena Owen and Stuart Devenie. The Bruce Mason Playwriting Award has been running since 1983 currently managed by Playmarket , the FAME Trust (Fund for Acting and Musical Endeavours) and Downstage Theatre Society to award an annual $10,000 ...