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新西兰是一个有着碧海蓝天、青山白云的人间乐土,这里人少地多,污染少,空气清新,生长着很多奇花异木,新西兰圣诞树便是其中之一。它的学名是 Metrosideros excelsa,属于桃金娘科,英文名是New Zealand Christmas Tree(新西兰圣诞树),它还有一个土著毛利人起的土名 Pohutukawa。花期在12月至翌年1月,这时正是圣诞节,但在新西兰却是夏天。这是一种可长到20米的大树,树冠可达35米。它生长缓慢,心材很硬。在一千万年前就生长在这里,沿北岛
New Zealand is a paradise with blue skies and mountains and white clouds. There are a lot of places, less pollution, fresh air and many exotic flowers. New Zealand Christmas tree is one of them. Its scientific name is Metrosideros excelsa, which belongs to the Myrtaceae family. Its English name is the New Zealand Christmas Tree. It also has a Pohutukawa name from the indigenous Maori name. Flowering in December to January the following year, it was Christmas, but it is summer in New Zealand. This is a big tree that grows up to 20 meters with a canopy of up to 35 meters. It grows slowly, heartwood is hard. It grew here 10 million years ago along the North Island