Hooker, J.D., botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross (1844-1860)
Bot. Antarct. Voy.

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vol. 2(1): (1853)

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[Flora Novae-zelandiae (flowering plants)]

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t. 16 (1853)

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Metrosideros diffusa (Forster f.) Sm.

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name cited:
Metrosideros hypericifolia A. Cunn.
name recognized:
Metrosideros diffusa (Forster f.) Sm.
name recognized (basionym):
Melaleuca diffusa Forster f.

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drawing: W.H. Fitch

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family: Myrtaceae

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epithet cited: hypericifolius,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: diffusus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=56847

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homotypic synonyms:
Melaleuca diffusa Forster f.; Nania diffusa (Forster f.) Kuntze;
heterotypic synonyms:
Melaleuca florida Forster f.; Melaleuca lucida L.f.; Metrosideros homeana Turcz. ex Hook.f.; Metrosideros hypericifolia A. Cunn.; Metrosideros myrtifolia Sol. ex Gaertner; Metrosideros subsimilis Colenso; Nania hypericifolia (A. Cunn.) Kuntze;