Rātā (Te Wai-pounamu)
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Whakarōpūtanga pūtaiao | ||||||||||||||
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Ko te Rāta o Te Wai-pounamu
Ko te Rātā o Te Wai-pounamu he rākau whakakake o Aotearoa. He momo rāta kei Te Wai-pounamu e tupu ana, engari he ruarua hoki anō kei ētahi o ngā tihi maunga o Te Ika-a-Māui. He ririki, he whero kita ngā pua. He koikoi ngā rau.
Ko te ingoa pūtaiao ko Metrosideros umbellata. Ko te ingoa i te reo Pākehā he Southern Rātā.
Hoto ki waho[edit | edit source]
He whakaahua, he konae mō te Rāta o Te Wai-pounamu kei te Wikimedia Commons.
Tohutoro[edit | edit source]
- Metcalf, Laurie, 2002. A Photographic Guide to Trees of New Zealand. Tāmaki-makau-rau: New Holland.
- Salmon, J.T., 1986. The Native Trees of New Zealand. Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara: Heinneman Reed.