- Metrosideros operculata
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Metrosideros operculata Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Metrosideros Species: M. operculata Binomial name Metrosideros operculata
Labill.Metrosideros operculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.[1] It usually grows as a shrub to 3 metres in height, or rarely as a small tree to 10 metres. Stems are square in section and covered with silky hairs. The stiff, pointed leaves have a slightly revolute margin and are linear to elliptic in shape. They are 12 to 40 mm long and 3 to 10 mm wide. White, pink or red flowers with 3 petals and between 50 and 120 stamens are produced in axillary inflorescences.[1]
Two varieties are currently recognised:
- M. operculata var. francii J.W. Dawson
- M. operculata Labill. var. operculata[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Espece Metrosideros operculata Lindley". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. http://www.endemia.nc/plante/fiche.php?code=448. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
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