Metrosideros excelsa, the pōhutukawa, a coastal evergreen tree species
Metrosideros excelsa | Excelsa | M. excelsa | Koompassia excelsa | Doryanthes excelsa |
They are found in diverse plant species, including epiphytes such as orchids, tropical coastal swamp trees such as mangroves, the resourceful banyan trees, the warm-temperate rainforest rātā (Metrosideros robusta) and pōhutukawa (M. excelsa) trees of New Zealand and vines like Common Ivy (Hedera helix) and poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans).