Dense subtropical forests cover most of Raoul, and formerly covered Macauley . " Metrosideros kermadecensis " is the dominant forest tree, forming a 10 & ndash; 15 meter high canopy.
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The larger'ohia ( " Metrosideros polymorpha " ), koa, and olapa are still found in remote gulches, but covered much of the lower mountainside just a century ago.
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In the subtropical to warm-temperate rainforests of northern New Zealand, " Metrosideros robusta ", the rt tree, sends aerial roots down several sides of the trunk of the host.
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The wide spreading branches also provide room for epiphytic species such as " Astelia ", puka ( " Griselinia lucida ) " and northern rt ( " Metrosideros robusta " ).
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There are no recent confirmed records for any of the species and they may be wet forests of Mhia lehua ( " Metrosideros polymorpha " ) and koa ( " Acacia koa " ) at altitudes of.
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Using their upper bill to pluck insects found underneath tree bark, the Oahu nukupuu fed on insects on flowering trees such as the koa ( " Acacia koa " ) and ohia ( " Metrosideros polymorpha " ).
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Situated on a plateau between, much of KMkee is a mesic forest ( annual rainfall with moist soil conditions ) dominated by koa ( " Acacia koa " ) and Mhia lehua ( " Metrosideros polymorpha " ) trees.
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It is an invasive species in Hawaii ( Vitousek " et al . " 1987 ), where it displaces native trees such as " Metrosideros polymorpha ", with profound impacts on nitrogen cycling ( Vitousek & Walker 1989 ).
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Several plants bear his name, including the Huon Pine " ( Lagarostrobos franklinii ) " of Tasmania, the Proteaceae genus " Kermadecia " of New Caledonia, and the tree " Metrosideros kermadecensis " of the Kermadec Islands.
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The small, five-inch-long bird lives only in eastern Maui, where it is dependent on high-elevation wet forests of Mhia lehua ( " Metrosideros polymorpha " ) and koa ( " Acacia koa " ).
