Metrosideros collina

Metrosideros collina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Metrosideros
Species:	M. collina
Binomial name
Metrosideros collina ( & G.Forst.) A.Gray
Synonyms
Leptospermum collinum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

M. collina var villosa in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart

Metrosideros collina is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to French Polynesia and the Cook Islands.

Taxonomy[]

The species was first formally described by botanist Johann Reinhold Forster and his son Georg Forster in 1775. It was given the name Leptospermum collinum.

There are two varieties:

• Metrosideros collina var. collina
• Metrosideros collina var. villosa

Cultivars[]

Cultivar 'Tahiti'

Cultivars of Metrosideros collina are used as ornamental plants, for planting in tropical and subtropical climate gardens. Cultivars include:

• 'Tahiti', grows to about 1 metre,
• 'Tahitian sunset', a mutated form of 'Tahiti' with variegated leaves^[1]

References[]

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