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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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Simon Nathan, Kermadec Islands – Plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/37361/pohutukawa-and-nikau (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan, published 28 November 2012.