Rata may refer to:

Biology

* Some plants of the genus ''

Metrosideros ''Metrosideros'' is a genus of approximately 60 trees, shrubs, and vines in the family Myrtaceae, mostly found in the Pacific region. Most of the tree forms are small, but some are exceptionally large, the New Zealand species in particular. The ...

'' from New Zealand, including: ** '' Metrosideros albiflora'' (Large white rātā) ** '' Metrosideros bartlettii'' (Bartlett's rātā or Cape Reinga white rātā) ** '' Metrosideros carminea'' (Carmine rātā) ** '' Metrosideros colensoi'' (Colenso's rātā) ** '' Metrosideros diffusa'' (White rātā) ** '' Metrosideros fulgens'' (Scarlet rātā) ** '' Metrosideros parkinsonii'' (Parkinson's rātā) ** '' Metrosideros perforata'' (Small white rātā) ** ''

Metrosideros robusta ''Metrosideros robusta'', commonly known as the northern rātā, is a forest tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows up to or taller, and usually begins its life as a hemiepiphyte high in the branches of a mature forest tree; over centuries th ...

'' (Northern rātā) ** ''

Metrosideros umbellata ''Metrosideros umbellata'', the southern rātā, is a tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows up to or more tall with a trunk up to or more in diameter. It produces masses of red flowers in summer. Unlike its relative, northern rātā, this sp ...

'' (Southern rātā) * The mangosteen tree '' Garcinia dulcis'' of Indonesia * ''Rata'' (crab), a genus of crabs

Mythology

Rātā (Māori mythology) In Māori mythology, accounts vary somewhat as to the ancestry of Rātā. Usually he is a grandson of Tāwhaki and son of Wahieroa. Wahieroa is treacherously killed by Matuku-tangotango, an ogre. Rātā sets out to avenge the murder, travelling t ...

Rata (Tahitian mythology) Rata, in Tahitian mythology, is said to have become king of Tahiti when his uncle, king Tumu-nui, and his father Vahieroa are swallowed by a great clam, Pua Tu Tahi, while they are on their way to Pitcairn. When he reaches adulthood, Rata plans ...

Rata (Tuamotu mythology) In the Tuamotus, Tuamotu islands, the telling of the full cycle of the legend of Rata takes several evenings to tell. The legend begins with his grandfather Kui (Māori mythology), Kui, a demigod who marries Puehuehu. Their son Vahi-vero was stole ...

Laka In Hawaiian mythology, Laka is the name of two different popular heroes from Polynesian mythology. (In other parts of Polynesia they are known as Rātā, Rata, Lata, Ata, or Lasa). In one Hawaiian legend, Laka is the daughter of the '' Ali'i ...

, a figure in Hawaiian mythology

Places

* Rata, New Zealand, near

Hunterville Hunterville is a small town in the Rangitikei District, Rangitikei district of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located halfway between Taupo and Wellington on State Highway 1, and as of the 2018 census has a population of 408. The town ...

* Tanah Rata, a town in Malaysia *

Malaya Rata Malaya Rata is the mountainous areas of central Sri Lanka. It is also one of the three historical regions of the island of Sri Lanka, with Rajarata and ''Ruhunurata''. Malaya Rata was historically known to house the natives tribes; Yaksha, Raksh ...

, a region of Sri Lanka *

Maya Rata The Maya Rata (Principality of), also known as the Kingdom of Dakkinadesa, was a principality or an administrative region of the Sinhalese kingdom. It was located in the Southwestern part of Sri Lanka, bordered the Deduru Oya. Its last capital w ...

, medieval kingdom in Sri Lanka * Te Rata Bridge, New Zealand * Rata (Bug), a tributary of the river Bug in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Rivers in Romania

* Rața, a tributary of the

Dâmbovnic The Dâmbovnic is a right tributary of the river Neajlov in Romania. It discharges into the Neajlov in Obedeni. Its length is and its basin size is . Geography The river flows through four different counties: Argeș, Dâmbovița, Teleorman and ...

in Argeș County * Rața, a tributary of the Izvorul Alb in Bacău County * Rața, a tributary of the Lunca in Harghita County * Rața, a tributary of the Uz in Bacău County

Other

Rata (name) Rata is a Polynesian name, which is reflected in the Māori, Tahitian and Tuamotu mythology. Also an alternate spelling for Ratha (راثا) an Arabic word or a name given. ;Given names *Rata Harrison (1935–2013), New Zealand rugby league player ...

Rață Rață is a Moldovan surname that may refer to *Andrew Rayel Andrei Rață (born 21 July 1992), better known by his stage name Andrew Rayel, is a Moldovan Record producer, producer and Disc jockey, DJ. Initially releasing his music on Armada Mu ...

* ''Rata'' ("rat"), nickname of the

Polikarpov I-16 The Polikarpov I-16 () is a Soviet single-engine single-seat fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it is a low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear, and the first such aircraft to attain operational status. It "in ...

fighter in the Spanish Civil War *

Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA; or Fiva; or FI) is the Financial regulatory authority responsible for the regulation of financial services in Finland. Since 2014, it has also been Finland's national competent authority wi ...

, earlier in Finnish ''Rahoitustarkastuslaitos'' Rata * TxpA-RatA toxin-antitoxin system (RNA anti-toxin A) *

Rata Blanca Rata Blanca ("White Rat" in English) is an Argentine heavy metal band, formed in 1986. History Beginnings The guitarist Walter Giardino replaced Osvaldo Civile in V8 for a short time, and left the band when his songs were rejected. Hi ...

, an Argentinian heavy metal band ** ''Rata Blanca'' (album), their 1988 album ** '' Rata Blanca VII'', their 1997 album * Rata railway station, a former station on the North Island Main Trunk, New Zealand *

Recording Arts Talent Awards The Recording Arts Talent Awards (RATA) were an annual award honouring excellence in recorded New Zealand music. The RATAs ran from 1973 to 1976, before being replaced by the Recorded Music NZ, RIANZ Awards. History The RATAs were founded in 19 ...

, (1973-1976) a set of music awards in New Zealand, often shortened to RATA.

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Places

Rivers in Romania

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