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'''Common name:''' Yellow Pohutukawa. | '''Common name:''' Yellow Pohutukawa. | ||
The Yellow Pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa 'Aurea') is a rare colour form. It is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that produces a brilliant display of yellow flowers made up of a mass of stamens. This yellow-flowered form "Aurea" descends from a pair discovered in | The Yellow Pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa 'Aurea') is a rare colour form. It is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that produces a brilliant display of yellow flowers made up of a mass of stamens. This yellow-flowered form "Aurea" descends from a pair discovered in 1940 on Motiti Island of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty by a Mr Potts. This coastal tree can reach 20m in height. | ||
Below is part of an article in the New Zealand Garden Journal, 2010, Vol. 13(1)<br /> | Below is part of an article in the [https://www.rnzih.org.nz/RNZIH_Journal/Pages_10-22_from_2010_Vol13_No1.pdf New Zealand Garden Journal, 2010, Vol. 13(1)]<br /> | ||
“M. excelsa ‘Aurea’: a greenish yellow-flowered variant that originated on Motiti Island in the Bay of Plenty. It was first offered for sale in a 1947 Duncan & Davies Nursery Catalogue (no. 97). For many years Duncan& Davies produced it from seed only and all seedlings remained relatively true to type with yellow flowers (Hobbs, 1992). Green (1975) incorrectly assumed that it was grown from cuttings to maintain its flower colour. Metcalf (1987, 2000) states that all cultivated material is derived from two trees discovered on Motiti Island about 1940. Simpson (2005) states that naturally occurring yellow-flowered variants are relatively common on Motiti Island.”<br /> | “M. excelsa ‘Aurea’: a greenish yellow-flowered variant that originated on Motiti Island in the Bay of Plenty. It was first offered for sale in a 1947 Duncan & Davies Nursery Catalogue (no. 97). For many years Duncan& Davies produced it from seed only and all seedlings remained relatively true to type with yellow flowers (Hobbs, 1992). Green (1975) incorrectly assumed that it was grown from cuttings to maintain its flower colour. Metcalf (1987, 2000) states that all cultivated material is derived from two trees discovered on Motiti Island about 1940. Simpson (2005) states that naturally occurring yellow-flowered variants are relatively common on Motiti Island.”<br /> | ||
This yellow species of Pohutukawa is a taonga to the Maori, a valued treasure. | This yellow species of Pohutukawa is a taonga to the Maori, a valued treasure. | ||
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Revision as of 14:06, 17 January 2020
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Metrosideros
Species: M. excelsa
Scientific name: Metrosideros excelsa 'Aurea'
Common name: Yellow Pohutukawa.
The Yellow Pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa 'Aurea') is a rare colour form. It is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that produces a brilliant display of yellow flowers made up of a mass of stamens. This yellow-flowered form "Aurea" descends from a pair discovered in 1940 on Motiti Island of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty by a Mr Potts. This coastal tree can reach 20m in height.
Below is part of an article in the New Zealand Garden Journal, 2010, Vol. 13(1)
“M. excelsa ‘Aurea’: a greenish yellow-flowered variant that originated on Motiti Island in the Bay of Plenty. It was first offered for sale in a 1947 Duncan & Davies Nursery Catalogue (no. 97). For many years Duncan& Davies produced it from seed only and all seedlings remained relatively true to type with yellow flowers (Hobbs, 1992). Green (1975) incorrectly assumed that it was grown from cuttings to maintain its flower colour. Metcalf (1987, 2000) states that all cultivated material is derived from two trees discovered on Motiti Island about 1940. Simpson (2005) states that naturally occurring yellow-flowered variants are relatively common on Motiti Island.”
This yellow species of Pohutukawa is a taonga to the Maori, a valued treasure.
Yellow Pohutukawa. and red Pohutukawa growing together near the junction of Wallath Rd and Tukapa St.
Can be seen at Spencer place entrance. This tree flowers in January later than the trees on the coast.
A specimen growing centre city New Plymouth.
Flower buds mid-November.
