Scientific name: Metrosideros excelsa
Date collected: April 18, 2011
Location collected: on campus of UCLA in Mathias Botanical Gardens
Habitat: oceanside locations
Nativity: Metrosideros excelsa is not native to California, it is actually native to New Zealand.
Special notes: New Zealand's national tree's Polynesian name: Pohutukawa ("sprinkled by spray"). An edible nectar is obtained from the flowers. Wood - dense, compact, heavy, durable, very strong. Used for ship-making, bearings, machine beds etc. Medicinal uses: Astringent. Used in the treatment of dysentery.
Resource(s):
-http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2008/07/tree-of-the-week-the-new-zealand-christmas-tree.html
-http://server9.web-mania.com/users/pfafardea/database/plants.php?Metrosideros+excelsa
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