Metrosideros carminea W.R.B.Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Metrosideros

Characteristics

Liane up to 15 m. or more tall, with branchlets, infl.-axes, receptacle setose to pubescent. Lvs on petioles ± 1 mm. long; lamina coriac., elliptic-to ovate-oblong to broad ovate, obtuse to subacute, 15-35 × 7-10-(20) mm. Infl. in us. terminal compound cymes with ∞ very bright carmine fls on pedicels ± 5 mm. long; sepals broad-oblong, ± 2 mm. long; petals suborbicular, shortly clawed, ± 5 × 4 mm., margins us. toothed; stamens 10-15 mm. long. Ovary adnate to and distinctly exceeded by receptacle. Capsule subglobose, 6-7-(9) mm. diam.
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15
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Images

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Distribution

Metrosideros carminea world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:598178-1
WFO ID wfo-0000242374
COL ID 73F8Z
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Synonyms

Metrosideros carminea