Myrtaceae

Metrosideros collina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) A.Gray

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Metrosideros

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Metrosideros collina (Metrosideros collina) — FlowerPhoto: Lisa Bennett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: متروسدرس التلال
arz: متروسدرس التلال
Chinese: 银叶铁心木
ty: Puarātā

Synonyms

Leptospermum collinum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Melaleuca villosa L.f.
Metrosideros acuminata Decne.
Metrosideros collina var. collina
Metrosideros collina var. glaberrima (Bertero ex Guill.) A.Gray
Metrosideros collina var. temehaniensis J.W.Moore
Metrosideros collina var. villosa (L.f.) A.Gray
Metrosideros collinum (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) A.Gray
Metrosideros obovata Hook. & Arn.
Metrosideros spectabilis Sol. ex Gaertn.
Metrosideros taitensis Decne.
Metrosideros villosa (L.f.) Sm.
Metrosideros villosa var. glaberrima Bertero ex Guill.
Nani obovata Kuntze
Nania collina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze
Nania obovata (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: May, July to October (from 55 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Lisa Bennett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hannah Rogers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Samuel Brown, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Velela, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gerard Dumaire, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: dinornis, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.