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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

304.0000 Family Myrtaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 322 (1789), nom. cons.
134 genera, ca. 6400 spp. Phylogenies: Maurin et al. 2021, Wilson et al. 2022
Species listed in database: 6296; hybrids: 101
= Baeckeaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 233 (1820)
= Chamelauciaceae DC. ex F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg.: 55 (1830)
= Eugeniaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin 2: 378 (1820)
= Heteropyxidaceae Engl. & Gilg; Engl., Syllabus, ed. 8: 281 (1920), nom. cons.
= Kaniaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku (Ord. Fam. Trib. Nov.): 245 (1943)
= Leptospermaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin 2: 378 (1825)
= Melaleucaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 268, 286 (1818)
= Myrrhiniaceae Arn.; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3: 154 (1839)
= Psiloxylaceae Croizat; Principia Bot.: 604, 1161, 1164 (1960)
304.3202 Genus Metrosideros Banks ex Gaertn.; Fruct. 1: 170, t. 34 (1788)
Distribution: South Africa , Malesia, Pacific, Chile. Mearnsia and Carpolepis are sometimes kept separate.
Species listed in database: 57; hybrids: 1
= Agalmanthus (Endl.) Hombr. & Jacquinot; d´Urv., Voy. Pôle Sud, Atlas: 78 (1845)
= Ballardia Montrouz.; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci., sér. 2, 10: 204 (1860)
= Carpolepis (J.W.Dawson) J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984: 466 (1984 publ. 1985)
= Mearnsia Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 2: 283 (1907)
= Microsideros Baum.-Bod.; Syst. Fl. Neu-Caledonien 5: 77 (1989), without replaced synonym ref.
species :
Metrosideros albiflora Sol. ex Gaertn.; Fruct. 1: 172, t. 34, f. 11 (1788)
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl.)
51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Melaleuca albiflora (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Raeusch.; Nomencl. Bot. Pl. Illustr., ed. 3: 142 (1797)
= Metrosideros diffusa A.Cunn.; Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 114 (1839), nom. illeg.
= Nania albiflora (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
species :
Metrosideros angustifolius (L.) J.E.Sm.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 3: 270 (1797)
Name: Lance-leaved Myrtle
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrtus angustifolia L.; Mant. Pl. 1: 74 (1767)
= Nania angustifolia (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
species :
Metrosideros arfakensis Gibbs; Phytogeogr. & Fl. Arfak Mts. 154 (1917)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Metrosideros bartlettii J.W.Dawson; New Zealand J. Bot. 23(4): 607 (1985 publ. 1986)
Distribution: New Zealand
51 NZL
species :
Metrosideros boninensis (Hayata ex Koidz.) Tuyama; Bot. Mag., Tokyo 52: 569, cum descr. ampl. (1938)
Distribution: Bonin Isl. (Chichijima)
38 OGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia boninensis Hayata ex Koidz.; Bot. Mag., Tokyo 32: 135 (1918)
species :
Metrosideros brevistylis J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 475 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: New Caledonia (widespread)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros cacuminum J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 485 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: New Caledonia (N-New Caledonia, C-New Caledonia)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros carminea W.R.B.Oliv.; Trans. & Proc. N. Z. Inst. 59: 420 (1928)
Distribution: New Zealand
51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros diffusa Hook.f.; Fl. Nov. Zel. 1: 67 (1852) (non Sm.)
species :
Metrosideros cherrieri J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 473 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: New Caledonia (NE-New Caledonia: Rochers d´Ouaieme only)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros colensoi Hook.f.; Fl. New Zealand. 1: 68 (1852)
Distribution: New Zealand (Mangonui to Marlborough)
51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Nani colensoi (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 242 (1891)
= Metrosideros colensoi var. pendens (Colenso) Kirk; Stud. Fl. New Zealand: 162 (1899)
= Metrosideros pendens Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 12: 360 (1880)
species :
Metrosideros collina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) A.Gray; U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 558 (1854)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland); Vanuatu; Tonga (Tongatapu, Vava´u); Fiji (incl. Vanua Balavu & Lakeba Isl.); American Samoa (Tutuila); [Western] Samoa (Savai´i, ´Upolu); Cook Isl. (Rarotonga); Marquesas Isl. (Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Fatu Hiva); Society Isl. (Tahiti); Society Isl. (Tahiti, Raiatea); Tuamotu Arch.; Austral Isl. (Tubuai, Raivavae, Rapa Iti, Rurutu); Pitcairn Isl.
50 AUS 60 ASA FIJ SAM TON VAN 61 AUI COO MRQ PIT SCI TUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Leptospermum collinum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl., ed.1: 36 (1775)
= Melaleuca villosa L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 342 (1782)
= Metrosideros acuminata Decne.; d´Urv., Voy. Pôle Sud 2: 29 (1853), nom. illeg.
= Metrosideros collina var. feani F.Br.; Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 130: 199 (1935)
= Metrosideros collina var. glaberrima (Bertero ex Guill.) A.Gray; U. S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 558 (1854)
= Metrosideros collina var. lutea (A.Gray) Hochr.; Candollea 2: 357 (1925)
= Metrosideros collina var. nukuhivensis F.Br.; Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 130: 199 (1935)
= Metrosideros collina var. oahuensis Hochr.; Candollea 2: 358 (1925)
= Metrosideros collina var. parvifolia Hochr.; Candollea 2: 357 (1925)
= Metrosideros collina var. rotundifolia Hochr.; Candollea 2: 356 (1925)
= Metrosideros collina var. temehaniensis J.W.Moore; Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 226: 27 (1963)
= Metrosideros collina var. toviana F.Br.; Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 130: 199 (1935)
= Metrosideros collina var. villosa (L.f.) A.Gray; U. S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 558 (1854)
= Metrosideros lutea A.Gray; U. S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 560 (1854)
= Metrosideros obovata Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beechey Voy.: 63 (1832)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. lutea H.Mann; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 166 (1866)
= Metrosideros spectabilis Sol. ex Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 172 (1788)
= Metrosideros taitensis Decne.; d´Urv., Voy. Pôle Sud 2: 30 (1853)
= Metrosideros villosa (L.f.) Sm.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 268 (1797)
= Metrosideros villosa var. glaberrima Bertero ex Guill.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 7: 358 (1837)
= Nania collina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
= Nania lutea A.Heller; Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 867 (1894)
= Nania obovata (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
species :
Metrosideros cordata (C.T.White & Francis) J.W.Dawson; Blumea 23(1): 11 (1976)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Mearnsia cordata C.T.White & Francis; Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 39: 67 (1927) (1928)
species :
Metrosideros diffusa (G.Forst.) Sm.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 3: 268 (1794)
Distribution: New Zealand (Northland to Nelson & Marlborough, Stewart Isl.)
51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Melaleuca diffusa G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr.: 37 (1786)
= Melaleuca florida G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr.: 37 (1786)
= Melaleuca lucida L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 342 (1782), nom. illeg.
= Metrosideros homeana Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 35(II): 326 (1862)
= Metrosideros hypericifolia A.Cunn.; Ann. Nat. Hist. Ser. I. 3: 114 (1839)
= Metrosideros myrtifolia Sol. ex Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 172 (1788)
= Metrosideros subsimilis Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 12: 361 (1880)
= Nania diffusa (G.Forst.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
= Nania hypericifolia (A.Cunn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
species :
Metrosideros dolichandra Schltr. ex Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 10, descr. (1934)
Distribution: New Caledonia (SC-New Caledonia)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros elegans (Montrouz.) Beauvis.; Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 26: 39 (1901)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Ballardia elegans Montrouz.; Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci. 10: 205 (1860)
= Carpolepis elegans (Montrouz.) J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984: 466 (1984 publ. 1985)
species :
Metrosideros engleriana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 205 (1906)
Distribution: New Caledonia (S-New Caledonia, N-New Caledonia, local)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.; Fruct. 1: 172, t. 34, f. 8 (1788)
Distribution: New Zealand (Auckland, Northland, Coromandel peninsula, Bay of Plenty, E-Cape); Chatham Isl. [I]; Colombia [I]
51 ctm NZL 82 clm
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros florida var. aurata J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies; Nursery Cat. (Duncan & Davies) 1925: xiii (1925)
= Metrosideros tomentosa A.Rich.; d´Urv., Voy. Astrolabe 1: 336 (1832)
= Nania tomentosa (A.Rich.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
species :
Metrosideros fulgens Sol. ex Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 172 (1788)
Distribution: New Zealand (Three Kings Isl. south to Westland)
51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Leptospermum scandens J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 1: 36 (1775)
= Melaleuca scandens Raeusch.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 3: 142 (1797)
= Melaleuca spectabilis Raeusch.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 3: 142 (1797), nom. inval.
= Metrosideros aurata Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 23: 385 (1890 publ. 1891)
= Metrosideros florida Sm.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 269 (1797)
= Metrosideros scandens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 635 (1917), nom. illeg.
= Metrosideros speciosa Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 22: 463 (1889 publ. 1890), nom. illeg.
= Nania florida (Sm.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
= Nania scandens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
species :
Metrosideros gregoryi Christoph.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 154, 28 (1938)
Distribution: +[Western] Samoa (+Savai´i)
60 SAM
Remarks: known only from two original collections
species :
Metrosideros halconensis (Merr.) J.W.Dawson; Blumea 23(1): 11 (1976)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindoro, Mindanao)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Mearnsia halconensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 2: 284 (1907)
species :
Metrosideros humboldtiana Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 627 (1938 publ. 1939)
Distribution: New Caledonia (S-New Caledonia)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros kermadecensis W.R.B.Oliv.; Trans. & Proc. N. Z. Inst. 59: 422 (1928)
Distribution: Norfolk Isl.; New Zealand [I]; Kermadec Isl.
50 NFK 51 KER nzl
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros polymorpha Hook.f.; Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 73 (1864), non Gaudich
species :
Metrosideros laurifolia Brongn. & Gris; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 12: 300 (1865)
Distribution: New Caledonia (rainforest, widespread)
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Carpolepis laurifolia (Brongn. & Gris) J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 468 (1984 publ. 1985)
variant :
var. demonstrans (Tison) Pillon; Syst. Bot. 40(3): 788 (2015)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Carpolepis laurifolia var. demonstrans (Tison) J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 468 (1984 publ. 1985)
= Metrosideros demonstrans Tison; Compt. Rend. Assoc. Franç. Avancem. Sci. 5: 462 (1877)
species :
Metrosideros longipetiolata J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 478 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: New Caledonia (NE-New Caledonia: Roches d´Ouaieme only)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros macropus Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beech. Voy. 83 (1832)
Distribution: Hawaii (Oahu)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros macropus f. ruber H.St.John; Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 11(13): 5 (1935)
= Nania macropus (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 242 (1891)
species :
Metrosideros microphylla (Schltr.) J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 472 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros balansae Brongn. & Gris ex Guillaumin; Ann. Mus. Col. Marseille, Ser. II. 9: 147, in syn., nom. nud. (1911)
= Metrosideros engleriana var. microphylla Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 206 (1907)
species :
Metrosideros nervulosa C.Moore & F.Muell.; Fragm. 8: 15 (1874)
Distribution: Lord Howe Isl.
50 LHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Nania nervulosa (C.Moore & F.Muell.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
species :
Metrosideros nitida Brongn. & Gris; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 11: 182 (1864)
Distribution: New Caledonia (widespread)
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Nania nitida (Brongn. & Gris) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
species :
Metrosideros ochrantha A.C.Sm.; Amer. J. Bot. 60: 490 (1973)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
species :
Metrosideros operculata Labill.; Sert. Austro-Caled. 61, t. 60 (1825)
Distribution: New Caledonia (widespread)
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros francii Schltr. ex Guillaumin; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 110 (1909), et Ann. Mus. Col. Marseille, Ser. III. 9: 147 (1911)
= Metrosideros operculata var. longifolia Brongn. & Gris; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 11: 182 (1864)
= Metrosideros operculata var. myrtifolia Brongn. & Gris; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 11: 182 (1864)
= Nania operculata (Labill.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
variant :
var. francii J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 480 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: New Caledonia (widespread)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros oreomyrtus Däniker; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 78: Beibl. 19, 308 (1933)
Distribution: New Caledonia (very local)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros ovata (C.T.White) J.W.Dawson; Blumea 23(1): 11 (1976)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Mearnsia ovata C.T.White; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 81 (1942)
species :
Metrosideros paniensis J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 484 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: New Caledonia (NE-New Caledonia: Mt. Panie only)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros parallelinervis C.T.White; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 79 (1942)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Metrosideros parkinsonii Buchanan; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 15: 339 (1883)
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl., Great Barrier Isl., Nelson region)
51 NZL
species :
Metrosideros patens J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 482 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: New Caledonia (S-New Caledonia)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros perforata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) A.Rich.; Ess. Fl. Nouv. Zel. 334 (1832)
Distribution: New Zealand (Three Kings Isl. to Banks peninsula)
51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Leptospermum perforatum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl.: 72 (1776)
= Melaleuca perforata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr.: 37 (1786)
= Metrosideros buxifolia A.Cunn.; Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 111 (1839), nom. illeg.
= Metrosideros myrtifolia Dum.Cours.; Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 5: 379 (1811), nom. illeg.
= Metrosideros scandens Sol. ex Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 172 (1788)
= Metrosideros tenuifolia Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 24: 387 (1891 publ. 1892)
= Metrosideros vesiculata Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 16: 327 (1884)
species :
Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.; Freyc. Voy. Bot. 482, t. 85 (1830)
Name: Ohi´a
Distribution: Hawaii (Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii Isl.)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros collina subsp. polymorpha (Gaudich.) Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 47 (1917)
= Metrosideros hillebrandii H.Lév. & Vaniot; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 357 (1914)
= Metrosideros polymorpha f. humilis Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 404 (1944)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. macrostemon Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 10: 147 (1944)
= Metrosideros ×hillebrandii H.Lév. ex Rock; Fedde, Repert 13: 357 (1914)
= Nania polymorpha (Gaudich.) A.Heller; Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 864 (1894)
variant :
var. dieteri J.W.Dawson & Stemmerm.; Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 29: 108 (1989)
Distribution: Hawaii (Kauai)
63 HAW
variant :
var. glaberrima (H.Lév.) H.St.John; Phytologia 42: 216 (1979)
Distribution: Hawaii (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii Isl.)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros collina f. sericea Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 71 (1917)
= Metrosideros collina var. glaberrima (H.Lév.) Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 69 (1917), nom. illeg.
= Metrosideros collina var. glabrifolia (A.Heller) Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 67 (1917)
= Metrosideros collina var. haleakalensis Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 56 (1917)
= Metrosideros collina var. hemilanata Hochr.; Candollea 2: 456 (1925)
= Metrosideros polymorpha f. calva Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 405 (1944)
= Metrosideros polymorpha f. obovata Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 404 (1944)
= Metrosideros polymorpha subsp. glaberrima (H.Lév.) Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 408 (1944)
= Metrosideros polymorpha subsp. glabrifolia (A.Heller) Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 10: 148 (1935)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima (H.Lév.) H.St.John; Phytologia 42(3): 216 (1979)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. glabrifolia (A.Heller) H.St.John; Phytologia 42(3): 216 (1979)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. haleakalensis (Rock) H.St.John; Phytologia 42(3): 216 (1979)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. hemilanata (Hochr.) H.St.John; Phytologia 42(3): 216 (1979)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. nuda Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 10: 147 (1935)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. parviflora Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 405 (1944)
= Nania glabrifolia A.Heller; Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 866 (1894)
= Nania polymorpha var. glaberrima H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 149 (1911)
variant :
var. imbricata (Rock) H.St.John; Phytologia 42: 216 (1979)
Distribution: Hawaii (Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii Isl.)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros collina f. lurida Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 54 (1917)
= Metrosideros collina var. imbricata Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 49 (1917)
= Metrosideros collina var. incana (H.Lév.) Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 51 (1917)
= Metrosideros polymorpha f. lurida (Rock) H.St.John; Phytologia 42(3): 217 (1979)
= Metrosideros polymorpha f. psilophylla Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 406 (1944)
= Metrosideros polymorpha subsp. imbricata (Rock) Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 10: 147 (1935)
= Metrosideros polymorpha subsp. incana (H.Lév.) Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 10: 147 (1935)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. subimbricaria Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 10: 147 (1935)
= Nania polymorpha var. incana H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 149 (1911)
= Nania polymorpha var. nummularifolia H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 149 (1911)
variant :
var. macrophylla (Rock) H.St.John; Phytologia 42(3): 217 (1979)
Distribution: Hawaii (Maui, Hawaii Isl.)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros collina var. macrophylla Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 58 (1917)
= Metrosideros polymorpha subsp. micrantha Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 407 (1944)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. micrantha (Skottsb.) H.St.John; Phytologia 42(3): 217 (1979), as ´var. nov.´
variant :
var. newellii (Rock) H.St.John; Phytologia 42: 217 (1979)
Distribution: Hawaii
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros collina var. newellii Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 58 (1917)
variant :
var. pseudorugosa Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 10: 147 (1935)
Distribution: Hawaii (West Maui)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros polymorpha f. pseudorugosa (Skottsb.) Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 404 (1944)
variant :
var. pumila (A.Heller) Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 406 (1944)
Distribution: Hawaii (Kauai, Molokai, Maui)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros collina f. strigosa Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 64 (1917)
= Metrosideros collina var. prostrata Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 61 (1917)
= Metrosideros collina var. pumila (A.Heller) Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 61 (1917)
= Metrosideros polymorpha f. perglabra Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 407 (1944)
= Metrosideros polymorpha f. strigosa (Rock) H.St.John; Phytologia 42(3): 218 (1979)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. prostrata (Rock) H.St.John; Phytologia 42: 217 (1979)
= Metrosideros pumila (A.Heller) Hochr.; Candollea 2: 459 (1925)
= Metrosideros pumila var. makaionensis Hochr.; Candollea 2: 359 (1925)
= Metrosideros pumila var. mauiensis Hochr.; Candollea 2: 359 (1925)
= Metrosideros pumila var. rockii Hochr.; Candollea 2: 359 (1925)
= Nania pumila A.Heller; Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 864 (1894)
species :
Metrosideros porphyrea Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 206 (1906)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Mearnsia porphyrea (Schltr.) Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 419 (1922)
= Metrosideros porphyrea var. lucida Bonati & Petitm.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, II 7: 652 (1907)
species :
Metrosideros punctata J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 470 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: New Caledonia (scattered)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros ramiflora Lauterb.; Lorentz, Nova Guinea 8: 853 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Mearnsia ramiflora (Lauterb.) Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 419 (1922)
variant :
var. humilis (Diels) J.W.Dawson; Blumea 23(1): 11 (1976)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Mearnsia ramiflora var. humilis Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 420 (1922)
variant :
var. villosa (C.T.White) J.W.Dawson; Blumea 23(1): 11 (1976)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Mearnsia ramiflora var. villosa C.T.White; J. Arnold Arbor. 32: 142 (1951)
species :
Metrosideros regelii F.Muell.; Trans. Roy. Soc. Vict. N. S. 1: II. (1889) 6
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Mearnsia regelii (F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson; Kew Bull. 63(2): 349 (2008)
species :
Metrosideros robusta A.Cunn.; Ann. Nat. Hist. Ser. I. 3: 112 (1839)
Distribution: New Zealand (Three Kings Isl. to Nelson)
51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Nania robusta (A.Cunn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
= Metrosideros florida Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 75: t. 4471 (1849)
species :
Metrosideros rotundifolia J.W.Dawson; Blumea 45(2): 435 (2000)
Distribution: New Caledonia (NE-New Caledonia)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros rugosa A.Gray; Bot. U. St. Expl. Exped. 1: 561, t. 69 (1854)
Distribution: Hawaii (Oahu)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Nania rugosa (A.Gray) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 242 (1891)
species :
Metrosideros salomonensis C.T.White; J. Arnold Arbor. 32: 143 (1951)
Distribution: ?Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl. (Sta. Ysabel)
43 SOL
species :
Metrosideros sclerocarpa Dawson ex P.S.Green; Kew Bull. 45(2): 244 (1990)
Distribution: Lord Howe Isl.
50 LHI
species :
Metrosideros tabwemasanaensis Pillon; Phytotaxa 347(2): 197 (2018)
Distribution: Vanuatu
60 VAN
species :
Metrosideros tardiflora (J.W.Dawson) Pillon; Syst. Bot. 40(3): 788 (2015)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Carpolepis tardiflora J.W.Dawson; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 468 (1984 publ. 1985)
species :
Metrosideros tetragyna J.W.Dawson; Blumea 23(1): 11 (1976), nom. nov.
Distribution: Solomon Isl. (Bougainville, Guadalcanal)
43 SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Mearnsia salomonensis C.T.White; J. Arnold Arbor. 32: 142 (1951)
species :
Metrosideros tetrasticha Guillaumin; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Bot. 4: 32 (1953)
Distribution: New Caledonia (Mt. Humb., Mt. Kouakoue)
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Microsideros tetrasticha (Guill.) Baum.-Bod.; Syst. Fl. Neu-Caledonien 5: 77 (1989), without basionym page
species :
Metrosideros tremuloides (A.Heller) Rock; Indig. Trees Haw. Isl.: 333 (1913)
Distribution: Hawaii (Oahu)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. tremuloides (A.Heller) Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 408 (1944)
= Nania ×feddei H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 150 (1911)
= Nania tremuloides A.Heller; Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 866 (1894)
species :
Metrosideros umbellata Cav.; Ic. 4: 20, t. 337 (1797)
Distribution: New Zealand (incl. Snares Isl.); Auckland Isl.; Campbell Isl.
51 AUC NZL 91 CMP
Synonyms: hidden
= Agalmanthus umbellata (Cav.) Hombr. & Jacquinot; d´Urv., Voy. Pôle Sud, Atlas: 78 (1845)
= Melaleuca lucida G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr.: 38 (1786), nom. illeg.
= Metrosideros lucida A.Rich.; d´Urv., Voy. Astrolabe 1: 333 (1832)
= Nania lucida (A.Rich.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 242 (1891)
species :
Metrosideros vitiensis (A.Gray) Pillon; Syst. Bot. 40(3): 788 (2015)
Distribution: Fiji; Vanuatu
60 FIJ VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros collina var. fruticosa J.W.Moore; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 226: 24 (1963)
= Metrosideros collina var. vitiensis A.Gray; U. S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 559 (1854)
= Tristania vitiensis A.C.Sm.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 141, 110 (1936)
species :
Metrosideros waialealae (Rock) Rock; Board Agric. & For., Hawaii, Bull. 4, 43 (1917)
Distribution: Hawaii (Kauai)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros tremuloides var. waialealae Rock; Indig. Trees Haw. Isl.: 335 (1913)
variant :
var. fauriei (H.Lév.) J.W.Dawson & Stemmerm.; Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 29: 109 (1989)
Distribution: Hawaii (Molokai, Lanai, West Maui)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros collina var. fauriei (H.Lév.) Rock; Bot. Bull. Hawaii Board Agric. For. 4: 67 (1917)
= Metrosideros polymorpha var. fauriei (H.Lév.) Skottsb.; Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 406 (1944)
= Nania ×fauriei H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 150 (1911)
species :
Metrosideros whitakeri J.W.Dawson; Blumea 45(2): 435 (2000)
Distribution: New Caledonia (NE-New Caledonia)
60 NWC
species :
Metrosideros whiteana J.W.Dawson; Blumea 23(1): 11 (1976), nom. nov.
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Mearnsia scandens C.T.White; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 81 (1942)
species :
Metrosideros ×subtomentosa Carse; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57: 92 (1927)
Distribution: N-New Zealand
51 NZL
Remarks: Metrosideros excelsa x M. robusta
Synonyms: hidden
= Metrosideros robusta var. intermedia Kirk; Stud. Fl. New Zealand: 162 (1899)
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