Metrosideros regelii F.Muell.

First published in Trans. Roy. Soc. Victoria, n.s., 1(2): 6 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Bulletin

  • Bailey, F. M. (1904). Contributions to the New Guinea Flora. Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 18: 1 – 5.
  • Briggs, B. G. & Johnson, L. A. S. (1979). Evolution in the Myrtaceae — evidence from inflorescence structure. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 102: 157 – 256.
  • Dawson, J. W. (1970). Pacific Capsular Myrtaceae 3. The Metrosideros complex: Mearnsia halconensis group and Metrosideros diffusa group. Blumea 18: 447 – 452.
  • Dawson, J. W. (1976). Pacific Capsular Myrtaceae XI. Redefinition of Metrosideros Banks ex Gaertn. and definition of infrageneric categories. Blumea 23: 7 – 11.
  • Dawson, J. W. (1984). New species and combinations in New Caledonian Metrosideros and Carpolepis (Myrtaceae) with notes on other species. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Adansonia 4: 465 – 489.
  • Dawson, J. W., Whitaker, A. H., Whitaker, V. A., Gardner, R. C. & Wright, S. D. (2000). Two new species of Metrosideros (Myrtaceae) from New Caledonia: Dual characterisation with morphology and nrDNA sequence variation. Blumea 45: 433 – 441.
  • Gibbs, L. S. (1917). Myrtaceae, pp. 150 – 156 in ‘A Contribution to the Phytogeography and Flora of the Arfak Mountains’. Taylor & Francis, London.
  • MacGregor, W. (1890a). Journey to the Summit of the Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea. Proc. Roy. Geogr. Soc. London, n.s., 12: 193 – 223 + Map.
  • MacGregor, W. (1890b) Despatch Reporting Tour of Inspection Made by His Honour The Administrator of British New Guinea, Extending from Manu-Mano on the Coast of the Possession to the Owen Stanley Range in the Interior. Appendix D, pp. 37 – 48. In: British New Guinea. Annual Report on British New Guinea from 4th September, 1888, to 30th June, 1889. Government Printer, Brisbane.
  • Mueller, F. (1889). Records of observations on Sir William MacGregor’s highland-plants from New Guinea. Trans. Roy. Soc. Victoria, n.s., 1(2): 1 – 45.
  • Wilson, P. G., O’Brien, M. M., Heslewood, M. M. & Quinn, C. J. (2005). Relationships within Myrtaceae sensu lato based on a matK phylogeny. Pl. Syst. Evol. 251: 3 – 19.
  • Wright, S. D., Keeling, D. J., Ashton, F. G., Dawson, J. W. & Gardner, R. C. (2000). Phylogenetic analyses of New Caledonian Metrosideros and Carpolepis (Myrtaceae) from nrDNA (ITS) sequences. Austral. Syst. Bot. 13: 919 – 926.
  • ____, Gray, R. D. & Gardner, R. C. (2003) Energy and the rate of evolution: inferences from plant rDNA substitution rates in the Western Pacific. Evolution 57: 2893 – 2898.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 17, 2005 Sir W Macgregor [s.n.] Australia K000276105 Type Yes

Sources

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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