Myrtaceae Juss.
Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
, legitimate, scientific
[Gaertner, J. (December 1788), De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 1]:
172, t. 34, fig. 8
[tax. nov.]
[de Lange, P.J., Gardner, R.O., Sykes, W.R., Crowcroft, G.M., Cameron, E.K., Stalker, F., Christian, M.L. & Braggins, J.E. (2005), Vascular flora of Norfolk Island: some additions and taxonomic notes. New Zealand Journal of Botany 43]:
581
[secondary reference]
common name:
New Zealand christmas tree
[n/a]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census]:
-
APC
[secondary reference]
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APC Dist.:
NI (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)