Myrtaceae Juss.
Metrosideros aurata Colenso , legitimate, scientific
Colenso, W. (1891), Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 23: 385 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: " "Collingwood"; 1890: Communicated by Mrs. S. Featon."
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