Metrosideros angustifolia

Metrosideros angustifolia, the Cape-gum, is a small tree restricted to fynbos and resembles the waterbessie.^[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape. It lives on stream banks where it occurs as a small tree, large specimens are rare. The tree can be identified by its narrow, elliptical, hairless leaves. There are usually some red leaves present on the tree.^[3]

Metrosideros angustifolia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Metrosideros
Species:	M. angustifolia
Binomial name
Metrosideros angustifolia (L.) Sm.
Synonyms
Myrtus angustifolia L. Nania angustifolia (L.) Kuntze