Metrosideros perforata
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Metrosideros perforata (climbing rata, akatea), is one of twelve Metrosideros
species endemic to New Zealand
. An example of a specific location of occurrence is within New Zealand
's Hamilton Ecological District
in association with such alliant understory plants as Blechnum discolor
, Blechnum filiforme
and Doodia media
.
Metrosideros
Metrosideros is a genus of approximately 50 trees, shrubs, and vines native to the islands of the Pacific Ocean, from the Philippines to New Zealand and including the Bonin Islands, Polynesia, and Melanesia, with an anomalous outlier in South Africa. Most of the tree forms are small, but some are...
species endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. An example of a specific location of occurrence is within New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's Hamilton Ecological District
Hamilton Ecological District
Hamilton Ecological District is part of the Waikato Ecological Region in New Zealand's North Island. It occupies the Hamilton basin and surrounding foothills, and has been heavily modified with less than two percent of its indigenous vegetation remaining. This location has been studied...
in association with such alliant understory plants as Blechnum discolor
Blechnum discolor
Blechnum discolor is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. As noted by C. Michael Hogan, this species is found in a number of forest communities in diverse locations within New Zealand, and is sometimes a dominant understory component.Spores are...
, Blechnum filiforme
Blechnum filiforme
Blechnum filiforme or thread fern is an endemic New Zealand fern species in the hard fern family, Blechnaceae. The species authority is Ettingsh.Thread fern has a creeping and climbing habit...
and Doodia media
Doodia media
Doodia media, also known as rasp fern , is a species of fern in the Blechnaceae family. The genus authority is R. Br.. Distribution of the species includes New Zealand's North Island and the upper part of the South Island...
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