Common name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Territories
Island
Tristan
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
many seedlings and young trees occur [1]
First record
2000
Habitat detail
around the Settlement, especially on the lava from the 1961 eruption [1]. Abundant on new volcano; a few trees (old and young) on slopes up towards the base behind Pigbite. Some of these may have been planted, but most have dispersed independently. Many trees planted in gardens; some old trees at the old graveyard [2].
Pathway detail
Some of these may have been planted, but most have dispersed independently [2]
References
[1] Ryan, P. (ed.) (2007). Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. Pisces Publications, Newbury. 162 pp; [2] Gremmen, N.J.M. and R.L. Halbertsma (2009). Alien plants and their impact on Tristan da Cunha. Report Data-Analyse Ecology, Diever, NL.