Metrosideros perforata

Metrosideros perforata
	M. perforata, near Hutt River
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
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; J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Melaleuca perforata; (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) G.Forst.; Metrosideros scandens; Sol. ex Gaertn.; Metrosideros tenuifolia; Colenso; Metrosideros vesiculata; Colenso

Metrosideros perforata,^[1] also 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).

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]

References

^ Simpson, P. 2005. Pōhutukawa and Rātā: New Zealand's Iron-Hearted Trees. Te Papa Press. 346 pp.
^ "akatea". Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
^ Tipa, Rob. "He Aitaka a Tāne The binding powers of Akatorotoro are easily overlooked". Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine