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''Metrosideros collina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
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
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pÅhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
. It is native to French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze")
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, song_type = Regional anthem
, song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui"
, image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg
, map_alt = Location of Frenc ...
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
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
References
collina Flora of the Marquesas Islands Flora of the Society Islands Garden plants of Australasia {{Myrtaceae-stub