Metrosideros perforata,[1] also known as white rata, climbing rata, akatea[2] or Akatorotoro,[3] is one of twelve Metrosideros species endemic to New Zealand. It is one of three white flowering rātā vines (the others being large white rātā and white rātā).
| Metrosideros perforata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Metrosideros |
| Species: | M. perforata
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| Binomial name | |
| Metrosideros perforata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Druce
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| Synonyms | |
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Leptospermum perforatum | |
An example of a specific location of occurrence is within New Zealand's Hamilton Ecological District in association with such alliant understory plants as Blechnum discolor, Blechnum filiforme and Doodia media.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Simpson, P. 2005. Pōhutukawa and Rātā: New Zealand's Iron-Hearted Trees. Te Papa Press. 346 pp.
- ^ "akatea". Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Tipa, Rob. "He Aitaka a Tāne The binding powers of Akatorotoro are easily overlooked". Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
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