a New Zealand tree, Metrosideros tomentosa, N.O. Myrtaceae; nativename, Pohutukawa.
1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. 311:
«It was the `downy ironheart'
That from the cliffs o'erhanging grew,
And o'er the alcove, every part,
Such beauteous leaves and blossoms threw.»
« Note. – – This most lovely tree is common about thenorthern coasts and cliffs of the North Island and the banks ofLake Tarawera.»