Pohutukawa (Yellow)(Metrosideros excelsa 'Aurea')
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 Puhutukawa.
The Yellow Pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa 'Aurea') 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 cultivar "Aurea" descends from a pair discovered in 1840 on Motiti Island of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty by a Mr Potts.
It grows best in coastal areas and can reach 20m tall.
Can be seen at Spencer place entrance. This tree flowers in January later than the trees on the coast.
These trees are at the Eastend Reserve. Photographed early December
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