Rātā (Te Ika-a-Māui)
Ko te Rātā o Te Ika-a-Māui he rākau whakakake o Aotearoa. He rākau tino roa. I te tīmatanga he aka, ka piri, ka kopaki i te rākau kē, ka nātia, mate raua. Ka tupu hei rātā nui. Koia rā te take he nui ngā rātā he wharemoa te kātua.
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Momo: | M. robusta
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Binomial name | |
Metrosideros robusta |
Ko te ingoa pūtaiao ko Metrosideros robusta. Ko te ingoa i te reo Pākehā he Northern Rātā.
Hoto ki waho
takatā- He whakaahua, he konae mō te Rāta o Te Ika-a-Māui kei te Wikimedia Commons.
Tohutoro
takatā- Metcalf, Laurie, 2002. A Photographic Guide to Trees of New Zealand. Tāmaki-makau-rau: New Holland.
- Salmon, J.T., 1986. The Native Trees of New Zealand. Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara: Heinneman Reed.