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]
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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. 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
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