Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.

'ohi'a lehua (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Metrosideros

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 19.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 19.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.6
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-7
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 1-3
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses environmental use invertebrate food material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Parturition (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Metrosideros polymorpha leaf picture by Michael Finch (cc-by-sa)
Metrosideros polymorpha leaf picture by Shelagh A (cc-by-sa)
Metrosideros polymorpha leaf picture by Allan Spitzer (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Metrosideros polymorpha flower picture by Antonio Esclapes (cc-by-sa)
Metrosideros polymorpha flower picture by Clemens J. Mayer (cc-by-sa)
Metrosideros polymorpha flower picture by Shannon the cannon (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Metrosideros polymorpha fruit picture by Allan Spitzer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Metrosideros polymorpha world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Metrosideros polymorpha threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:598292-1
WFO ID wfo-0000242521
COL ID 42JY7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Metrosideros hillebrandii Nania polymorpha Metrosideros polymorpha f. humilis Metrosideros collina subsp. polymorpha Metrosideros polymorpha var. macrostemon Metrosideros polymorpha

Lower taxons

Metrosideros polymorpha var. imbricata Metrosideros polymorpha var. lutea Metrosideros polymorpha var. macrophylla Metrosideros polymorpha var. newellii Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha Metrosideros polymorpha var. pseudorugosa Metrosideros polymorpha var. pumila Metrosideros polymorpha var. dieteri