Metrosideros perforata
Species of vine endemic to New Zealand
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metrosideros perforata,[1] commonly known as white rātā, climbing rātā, akatea[2] or akatorotoro,[3] is one of twelve Metrosideros species endemic to New Zealand. It is one of three white flowering rātā vines (the others being large white rātā and white rātā).
| Metrosideros perforata | |
|---|---|
| |
| M. perforata, near Hutt River | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Metrosideros |
| Species: | M. perforata |
| Binomial name | |
| Metrosideros perforata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Druce | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Leptospermum perforatum | |
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.[4]
