Metrosideros umbellata Cav.

Southern rātā (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Metrosideros

Characteristics

Tree up to 15 m. or more tall; trunk up to 1 m. or more diam.; sts reduced to a shrub; branchlets subterete, glab. Lvs on petioles ± 5 mm. long; lamina coriac., (25)-30-50-(60) × (10)-15-20 mm., glab. Infl. of terminal cymes on peduncles up to 10 mm. long; receptacle obconic, silky, produced beyond adnate ovary. Sepals oblong-triangular to ovate, c. 3 mm. long; petals light red, suborbicular, c. 5 mm. long. Stamens light red ± 2 cm. long. Capsules urceolate, ± 8-9 mm. long, exceeded by receptacle.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support hemiepiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Lowland to montane, occasionally sub-alpine forests and shrubland.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Metrosideros umbellata unspecified picture

Distribution

Metrosideros umbellata world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:598343-1
WFO ID wfo-0000242617
COL ID 42JZN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Nani lucida Melaleuca lucida Metrosideros lucida Metrosideros umbellata Agalmanthus umbellata