Metrosideros elegans

Metrosideros elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Metrosideros
Species: M. elegans
Binomial name
Metrosideros elegans
(Montrouz.) Beauvis.
Synonyms

Carpolepis elegans (Montrouz.) JWDawson
Ballardia elegans Montrouz.

Metrosideros elegans is a species of plant endemic to New Caledonia in the family Myrtaceae. The tree has yellow flowers and grows most commonly between about 300 and 1,500 metres altitude in forest or shrubland. It is sometimes epiphyte at first.[1]

Cultivars

There are no known cultivars of M. elegans available, and the plant is not widely available in plant nurseries.

References

  1. Dawson, J.W. (1972). "Pacific capsular Myrtaceae 5. The Metrosideros Complex: M. elegans Group". Blumea. 20 (2): 323–326. Retrieved 27 September 2015.


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