Metrosideros excelsa 'Parnell'

A densely branched, prolifically flowering tree. Obtained by Graeme Platt from a large tree planted at the Parnell Rose Gds by Sir John Logan Campbell, the first mayor of Auckland. Also the cultivar a'Midas' pvj 5(3)5.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Myrtales
family       Myrtaceae
genus        Metrosideros Gaertn.
species         Metrosideros excelsa Gaertn.