Biology
- Plants of the genus Metrosideros from New Zealand, including:
- Metrosideros robusta (Northern rātā)
- Metrosideros bartlettii (Bartlett's rātā or Cape Reinga white rātā)
- Metrosideros carminea (Carmine rātā)
- Metrosideros fulgens (Scarlet rātā)
- Metrosideros umbellata (Southern rātā)
- The mangosteen tree Garcinia dulcis of Indonesia
- Rata (genus), a genus of crabs
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