Myrtaceae Juss.
Metrosideros speciosa Colenso , nom. illeg., scientific
Colenso, W. (1890), Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 22: 463 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Forest-clearing, 1 mile north of the Waikanae Railway-station (Manawatu line); April, 1889: Mr. A. Hamilton."
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: 420 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Metrosideros scandens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Druce legitimate