Metrosideros albiflora Sol. ex Gaertn.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Metrosideros

Characteristics

Liane up to 10 m. or more tall; branchlets terete, often drooping. Lvs on stout petioles 2-4 mm. long; lamina coriac., glab., elliptic-ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, rather abruptly narrowed to acute or subacute apex, 35-90 × 20-35 mm. Infl. of large terminal compound cymes with ∞ fls. Receptacle urceolate to funnelform, 8 × 5 mm., exceeding ovary; sepals ovate, obtuse, reflexed, ± 2 mm. long; petals white, suborbicular, ± 5 × 5 mm., ± pubescent; stamens whitish, 15-25 mm. long. Ovary adnate to receptacle; capsule urceolate ± 6-9 mm. diam.
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Growth form tree
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Root diameter (meter) 0.2
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Anodyne (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15
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Images

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Distribution

Metrosideros albiflora world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:598155-1
WFO ID wfo-0000242347
COL ID 6RF9N
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melaleuca albiflora Metrosideros diffusa Nani albiflora Metrosideros albiflora