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Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Metrosideros
Species: M. kermadecensis
Scientific name: Metrosideros kermadecensis
Common name: Kermadec pohutukawa

Kermadec pohutukawa (Metrosideros kermadacensis) is an evergreen dominant tree of the myrtle family which is endemic to the volcanic Kermadec Islands which are more than 1,000 kilometres north-east of New Zealand (NZ territory). It has been widely planted in mainland New Zealand, where it grows as a compact tree up to 15 metres tall with a trunk is up to 1 m or more in diameter. It has smaller, rounder leaves than New Zealand pohutukawa, and flowers sporadically through the year.

Metrosideros kermadacensis with waxyeye .Photographed from location Lat 39 3'42.378" S Long 174 5'40.418E Datum WGS 84

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	Kermadec pohutukawa (Metrosideros kermadacensis) is an evergreen dominant tree of the myrtle family which is endemic to the volcanic Kermadec Islands which are more than 1,000 kilometres north-east of New Zealand (NZ territory). It has been widely planted in mainland New Zealand, where it grows as a compact tree up to 15 metres tall with a trunk is up to 1 m or more in diameter. It has smaller, rounder leaves than New Zealand pohutukawa, and flowers sporadically through the year.		Kermadec pohutukawa (Metrosideros kermadacensis) is an evergreen dominant tree of the myrtle family which is endemic to the volcanic Kermadec Islands which are more than 1,000 kilometres north-east of New Zealand (NZ territory). It has been widely planted in mainland New Zealand, where it grows as a compact tree up to 15 metres tall with a trunk is up to 1 m or more in diameter. It has smaller, rounder leaves than New Zealand pohutukawa, and flowers sporadically through the year.

	Metrosideros kermadacensis with waxyeye .Photographed from location Lat 39 3'42.378" S Long 174 5'40.418E Datum WGS 84		Metrosideros kermadacensis with waxyeye .Photographed from location Lat 39 3'42.378" S Long 174 5'40.418E Datum WGS 84[[File:Kermadec Pohutokawa 23-10-2009 ..JPG\|frameless\|upright 2.25]]