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Metrosideros diffusa
white climbing rātā
As recorded: Metrosideros diffusa (G.Forst.) Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24640
- Date
- January 9, 1951
- Locality
- South Branch of Maitai River, Dun Mt. Nelson
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 9, 1951, St.John, H. also collected 16 other specimens.
Anisotome aromatica
Botany
Carmichaelia odorata
Botany
Carpodetus serratus
Botany
Coprosma lucida
Botany
Coprosma lucida
Botany
Coriaria arborea
Botany
Dracophyllum urvilleanum
Botany
Griselinia littoralis
Botany
Hymenophyllum nephrophyllum
Botany
Machaerina rubiginosa
Botany
Metrosideros umbellata
Botany
Phlegmariurus varius
Botany
Phormium
Botany
Pseudodiphasium volubile
Botany
Pterophylla racemosa
Botany
Veronica rupicola
Botany
Metrosideros diffusa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,159 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Lyttelton, Canterbury, NZ
(c) Liadan Dickie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) sibylle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
North Island, Martinborough, Wellington, NZ
(c) Lorraine Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Collingwood 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-23
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros diffusa. BISH 166172. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956532511. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/166172.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956532511 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026