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Metrosideros boninensis is a rare evergreen shrub or tree in the myrtle family, endemic to the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands of Japan, mainly Chichijima. It is endangered in the wild, so it is rarely grown outside its native islands and specialist collections.
Metrosideros boninensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the Bonin Islands archipelago and is found exclusively on Chichijima Island, excepting for two remaining trees located on neighboring Anijima Island. M. boninensis is classified as 'endangered' in the Japanese Red Data Book and, although there were 326 plants recorded in 2004, genetic diversity of M. boninensis is extremely low. It is the northernmost species of the Metrosideros genus.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
