Metrosideros collina (Forst.) A. Gray

Scanned slide. This indigenous species is common on Rarotonga especially in the upper parts of the island.

Photograph of Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha.

Photograph of Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha.

Photograph of Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha.

Photograph of Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha.

Photograph of Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha.

Photograph of Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha.

Description: Metrosideros collina (Rata), native to Rarotonga and other Polynesian islands, and Fitchia speciosa, endemic to Rarotonga slope & cloud forests. Date: 1 June 2012, 17:43. Source: Cloud forest trees. Author: Akos Kokai. Camera location21° 14′ 19.71″ S, 159° 47′ 18.24″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-21.238808; -159.788401.

Description: English: Botanical specimen in Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Rd, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 7 May 2013, 16:01:08. Source: Own work. Author: Daderot.

Description: Rata, native to Rarotonga and other Polynesian islands. Date: 1 June 2012, 17:43. Source: Metrosideros collina. Author: Akos Kokai. Camera location21° 14′ 19.71″ S, 159° 47′ 18.31″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-21.238808; -159.788420.

Description: Rata, native to Rarotonga and other Polynesian islands. Date: 1 June 2012, 17:26. Source: Metrosideros collina. Author: Akos Kokai. Camera location21° 14′ 19.43″ S, 159° 47′ 18.03″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-21.238730; -159.788343.

Description: English: Metrosideros collina, Myrtaceae. Date: 1920. Source: Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London., vol. 146 [= ser. 4, vol. 16]: Tab. 8846 - [1]. Author: Matilda Smith (1854–1926) . . Alternative names: M.Sm.; M.S.; M. Smith; M. S. Description: British illustrator and artist. Date of birth/death: 30 July 1854 1926 . Location of birth/death: Mumbai Cortland. Work period: 1878-1923. Authority control: : Q3299110 VIAF: 48272868 ISNI: 0000 0000 8226 697X LCCN: n87108479 Botanist: M.Sm. SUDOC: 158998170 Koninklijke: 312794800 WorldCat. creator QS:P170,Q3299110 artist John Nugent Fitch (1840–1927) . Alternative names: J. N. Fitch; Fitch, J. N. Description: British-New Zealand botanical illustrator and lithographer. Date of birth/death: 24 October 1840 11 January 1927 . Location of birth/death: Glasgow East Finchley. Authority control: : Q12057765 VIAF: 221204853 ISNI: 0000 0003 6087 1783 LCCN: no2011195824 Oxford Dict.: 69351 NDL: 00439632 WorldCat. creator QS:P170,Q12057765 lithographer.

Description: Metrosideros collina (Rata) and my Metrosideros tattoo, which was co-designed by me and artist Fred Vaoliko at Pacific Tattoo (Paekakariki, Aotearoa). See also: www.flickr.com/photos/on_earth/7442231200/in/photostream/. Date: 1 June 2012, 17:45. Source: Metrosideros. Author: Akos Kokai. Camera location21° 14′ 19.34″ S, 159° 47′ 17.92″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-21.238705; -159.788311.

Rarotonga, Cook Islands