Rātā (Te Ika-a-Māui)
Appearance
Rata (Te Ika-a-Māui) | |
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Scientific classification | |
Mātāmuatanga: | |
Wehewehenga: | |
Pūtoi: | |
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Whānau: | |
Puninga: | |
Momo: | M. robusta
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Binomial name | |
Metrosideros robusta |
Ko te Rātā o Te Ika-a-Māui he rākau whakakake o Aotearoa. He rākau tino roa. I te tīmatanga he aka, ka piri, ka kopaki i te rākau kē, ka nātia, mate raua. Ka tupu hei rātā nui. Koia rā te take he nui ngā rātā he wharemoa te kātua.
Ko te ingoa pūtaiao ko Metrosideros robusta. Ko te ingoa i te reo Pākehā he Northern Rātā.
Hoto ki waho
[takatā | takatā pūtake]- He whakaahua, he konae mō te Rāta o Te Ika-a-Māui kei te Wikimedia Commons.
Tohutoro
[takatā | takatā pūtake]- 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.