Species infected with myrtle rust in New Zealand

Plant species confirmed to be infected with myrtle rust in New Zealand

Native species

Common name Scientific name
Bartlett’s rātā, rātā moehau Metrosideros bartlettii
Carmine rātā vine Metrosideros carminea
Climbing rātā, Colenso’s rātā Metrosideros colensoi
Kermadec pōhutukawa Metrosideros kermadecensis
Mānuka, Kahikātoa Leptospermum scoparium
Northern rātā Metrosideros robusta
Pōhutukawa Metrosideros excelsa
Ramarama Lophomyrtus bullata
Rōhutu Lophomyrtus obcordata
Scarlet rātā vine Metrosideros fulgens
Small white rātā vine Metrosideros perforata
Southern rātā Metrosideros umbellata
Swamp maire, Maire tawake Syzygium maire
White rātā vine Metrosideros diffusa
Lophomyrtus bullata x L. obcordata hybrid
Metrosideros bartlettii x M. robusta hybrid
Metrosideros collina x M. excelsa hybrid
Metrosideros excelsa x M. kermadecensis hybrid
Metrosideros excelsa x M. robusta hybrid

Exotic species

Common name Scientific name
Bottlebrush Melaleuca salignus
Bottlebrush Melaleuca viminalis
Brown barrel Eucalyptus fastigata
Common myrtle Myrtus communis
Feijoa Acca sellowiana
Lemon myrtle Backhousia citriodora
Lilly pilly Syzygium australe
Midgen Berry Austromyrtus dulcis
Mountain ash Eucalyptus regnans
Roseapple Syzygium jambos
White stringybark gum Eucalyptus globoidea
Willow myrtle Agonis flexuosa
Tristaniopsis laurina
Metrosideros collina
Thryptomene calycina
Syzygium australe x paniculatum hybrid
Ugni molinae