Myrtaceae Juss.
Metrosideros tenuifolia Colenso , legitimate, scientific
Colenso, W. (1892), Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 24: 387 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Steep cliffy sides of streamlets and dry gullies, forests south of Dannevirke, County of Waipawa; 1889-91: W.C."
Oliver, W. (31 August 1928), The New Zealand species of Metrosideros with a note on Metrosideros collina (Forst.) Gray. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 59: 421 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Metrosideros perforata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) A.Rich. legitimate