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Southern rātā is a beautiful specimen tree, but growth can be slow unless it is grown in ideal conditions with moist soil. It is easily grown from fresh seed. While it is possible to grow the tree from softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings, these often prove reluctant to strike roots. It is ideal for
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Although southern rātā is not regarded as threatened, it is rather uncommon in the North Island, and in certain areas it is threatened by possum browse. In the
Tararua range, southern rātā populations appear to have been replaced by a population consisting of hybrids between northern and southern
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The flowers of southern rātā are scarlet, with stamens about 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long. White or yellow flowers are also known. Flowering usually occurs between
December and February, but this depends on local conditions. Leaves are from 3 centimetres (1.2 in) to 6 centimetres
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266:(2.4 in) long, and are sharply pointed. The wood is hard, dense, and very strong. The bark is rough and flaky and provides an ideal stratum for the roots of epiphytic plants such as
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where its nectar is the main source of a locally produced rātā honey. Southern rātā is the most widespread of the New
Zealand tree rātā species. It is locally present in the
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is a charitable trust that promotes conservation of rātā as well as the related
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Southern rātā growing at its southern limits in the
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Reverse variegated cultivar. Sourced from side-shoot of
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Pōhutukawa & Rātā: New
Zealand's Iron-Hearted Trees
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visit rātā to take advantage of the abundant nectar.
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Zealand. Auckland Islands not shown.
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1097:"Metrosideros umb x rob 'Sentinel Flame'"
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840:Deliberate interspecific hybrid.
794:Deliberate interspecific hybrid.
1657:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:598343-1
477:at a place called Burning Mine.
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1210:The Native Trees of New Zealand
1103:. Vibrant Earth. Archived from
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653:at a place called Mt Augustus.
1736:Trees of mild maritime climate
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1726:Flora of the Auckland Islands
1212:. Wellington: Heinneman Reed.
1741:Garden plants of New Zealand
1721:Endemic flora of New Zealand
1293:Kermadec Island pōhutukawa (
1219:. Wellington: Te Papa Press.
625:‘Gold Nugget’. Also sold as
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1047:New Zealand Garden Journal
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912:Metrosideros parkinsonii
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245:, is a tree endemic to
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1731:Trees of New Zealand
1208:Salmon, J.T., 1986.
1134:Flora of New Zealand
896:Metrosideros robusta
888:Metrosideros excelsa
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861:Sourced from either
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1215:Simpson, P., 2005.
753:‘Sparrow’s Hybrid’
437:‘Denniston Yellow’
274:Freycinetia banksii
229:(G. Forst) A. Rich
227:Metrosideros lucida
1396:Small white rātā (
1378:Large white rātā (
1322:Parkinson's rātā (
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413:‘Christmas Dream’
320:(47°S) and in the
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709:‘Scarlet Beacon’
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771:Christchurch
751:M. umbellata
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571:Nugget Point
566:Joe Cartman
557:‘Harlequin’
555:M. umbellata
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383:M. umbellata
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355:At least 16
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328:Conservation
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1458:Wikispecies
1371:M. colensoi
1362:M. carminea
855:Bright red
785:late-1990s
762:Mr Sparrow
743:Lake Wānaka
688:Late 1970s
675:Lake Wānaka
661:‘Red Tips’
640:Late-1970s
584:late-1990s
519:Otira Gorge
470:Deane Keir
461:‘Fireball’
446:Deane Keir
416:Late 1970s
399:the Catlins
347:Cultivation
261:Description
247:New Zealand
98:Angiosperms
1710:Categories
1644:kew-126584
1639:Plant List
1407:M. diffusa
1389:M. fulgens
1333:M. robusta
1286:M. excelsa
1277:Pōhutukawa
1194:2013-07-30
1161:2010-10-02
1139:2007-06-09
1057:2015-05-25
958:2009-06-18
920:References
767:Avon River
732:Mid-1990s
664:Mid-1990s
629:‘Lowmoo’.
595:Kaka Point
549:‘Lownug’.
388:mid-1980s
341:pōhutukawa
1353:Rātā vine
560:md-1980s
491:Deep red
357:cultivars
286:bellbirds
162:Species:
144:Myrtaceae
68:Kingdom:
1670:22100004
1665:Tropicos
1582:598343-1
1449:Q1461888
1443:Wikidata
881:See also
788:Scarlet
401:, South
255:epiphyte
219:Synonyms
140:Family:
134:Myrtales
111:Eudicots
1680:5923055
1543:3185286
1517:5448757
1271:species
1111:16 June
1081:21 June
581:‘Kaka’
385:‘Alba’
269:Astelia
150:Genus:
130:Order:
72:Plantae
1677:uBio:
1631:412131
1602:NZOR:
1595:101989
1569:403879
1556:447542
1491:680066
867:Nelson
377:Notes
333:rātā.
284:, and
241:, the
124:Rosids
1613:NZPCN
1530:MTDUM
1504:42JZN
1478:66385
1188:(PDF)
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852:2007
831:1985
806:1985
756:1994
712:2002
612:2001
599:Otago
587:Pink
532:1992
488:1995
464:1993
440:1995
403:Otago
118:Clade
105:Clade
92:Clade
79:Clade
1652:POWO
1590:NCBI
1577:IPNI
1551:GRIN
1538:GBIF
1525:EPPO
1486:BOLD
1473:APNI
1306:Rātā
1113:2015
1083:2015
759:Red
735:Red
715:Red
691:Red
667:Red
643:Red
615:Red
563:Red
535:Red
419:Red
278:Kākā
193:Cav.
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