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Kōrero: Kermadec Islands

Pōhutukawa and nīkau

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Pōhutukawa and nīkau

Typical lowland forest on Raoul Island is predominantly a mixture of Kermadec nīkau palms (Rhopalostylis bauerivar. cheesemanii) and the red-flowering Kermadec pōhutukawa (Metrosideros kermadecensis).

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by Simon Nathan

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Simon Nathan, Kermadec Islands – Plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/37361/pohutukawa-and-nikau (accessed 1 July 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 28 November 2012.