Metrosideros sclerocarpa
| Metrosideros sclerocarpa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Metrosideros |
| Species: | M. sclerocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Metrosideros sclerocarpa J.W.Dawson (1990)[1] | |
Metrosideros sclerocarpa , commonly known as the Mountain Rose, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family. The specific epithet comes from the Greek scleros (“hard”) and karpos (“fruit”), with reference to the woody fruit.[1]
Description
It is a small tree, growing to 10 m in height. The leathery ovate to elliptic leaves are 30–65 mm long and 17–32 mm wide. The bright red brush-like flowers have filaments 15–20 mm long. The fruits are 6–7 mm long. The flowering season is from December to February.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The plant is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It occurs mainly near watercourses, below an elevation of about 300 m, in the southern mountains of the island.[1]
See also
- Metrosideros nervulosa – a similar and closely related plant also endemic to Lord Howe, also known as “Mountain Rose”, differentiated by altitudinal range
References
- 1 2 3 4 " Metrosideros sclerocarpa ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-12.
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