Lehua 'Ahihi (Metrosideros tremuloides)
Description
The flowers are always bright red but does not have the dramatic pom-pom form as does --hi-a (M. polymorpha). Rather, the flowers of lehua --hihi are arranged like thinly bristled paint brushes.The small leaves are charcterized by bright red stems and leaf petioles, the part that connects the leaf to the stems.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Metrosideros
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