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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.
The flowers of southern rātā are scarlet, with stamens about 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long. White or yellow flowers are also known. Flowering usually occurs between December and February, but this depends on local conditions. Leaves are from 3 centimetres (1.2 in) to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long, and are sharply pointed.
Metrosideros albiflora, also known as large white rātā, Northland white rātā, akatea [2] or simply white rātā, is a forest liane or vine endemic to New Zealand.It is one of three white flowering rātā vines (the others being white rātā and small white rātā).
In the subtropical to warm-temperate rainforests of northern New Zealand, Metrosideros robusta, the rata tree, sends aerial roots down several sides of the trunk of the host. From these descending roots, horizontal roots grow out to girdle the trunk and fuse with the descending roots.
The vegetation in the area has only developed since the 1886 Tarawera eruption and contains an unusual range of hybrids between pohutukawa and rata. [3] Migrating eels swim as far up as the waterfall and can sometimes be seen on the western side of the falls searching for a way further upstream.
One such example of a flower is the pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa), which acts to regulate colour in a different way. The pohutukawa contains small petals also having bright large red clusters of stamens. [14] Another attractive mechanism for flowers is the use of scents which are highly attractive to humans. One such example is the rose.
A key piece of evidence against Mr Hakamata were red-stained clothes found in a miso tank at his workplace. They were recovered a year and two months after the murders and the prosecution said ...
Metrosideros fulgens (scarlet rātā, rātā vine [1] or in Māori akatawhiwhi [2]) is a forest liana or vine endemic to New Zealand.It occurs in coastal and lowland forest throughout the North Island, on the west coast of the South Island and on the Three Kings Islands north of Cape Reinga.