Rata may refer to:

Biology

* Some plants of the genus ''Metrosideros'' from New Zealand, including: ** '' Metrosideros albiflora'' (Large white rātā) ** ''

Metrosideros bartlettii ''Metrosideros bartlettii'', also known as Bartlett's rātā, Cape Reinga white rātā or in Māori as rātā moehau, is one of twelve ''Metrosideros'' species endemic to New Zealand and is notable for its extreme rarity and its white flowers, s ...

'' (Bartlett's rātā or Cape Reinga white rātā) ** ''

Metrosideros carminea ''Metrosideros carminea'' (Carmine rātā, Crimson rātā or in Māori akakura) is a forest liane or vine that is endemic to New Zealand. It occurs in coastal and lowland forest from Te Paki in the north of the North Island south to Māhia Penins ...

'' (Carmine rātā) ** ''

Metrosideros colensoi ''Metrosideros colensoi'', the climbing rata or Colenso's rātā, is a forest liane or vine that is endemic to New Zealand. It is one of a number of New Zealand Metrosideros species which live out their lives as vines, unlike the northern rata ( ...

'' (Colenso's rātā) ** ''

Metrosideros diffusa ''Metrosideros diffusa'', the white rātā, climbing rātā or in Māori akakura, is a forest liane or vine endemic to New Zealand. It is one of a number of New Zealand ''Metrosideros'' species which live out their lives as vines, unlike the nort ...

'' (White rātā) ** ''

Metrosideros fulgens ''Metrosideros fulgens'' (scarlet rātā, rātā vine or in Māori akatawhiwhi) is a forest liana or vine endemic to New Zealand. It occurs in coastal and lowland forest throughout the North Island, on the west coast of the South Island and on th ...

'' (Scarlet rātā) ** ''

Metrosideros parkinsonii ''Metrosideros parkinsonii'', also known as Parkinson's rātā or shrubby rata, is a shrub or small tree endemic to New Zealand. The name commemorates Sydney Parkinson, Captain James Cook's botanical artist during his first voyage to New Zealan ...

'' (Parkinson's rātā) ** ''

Metrosideros perforata ''Metrosideros perforata'', also known as white rata, climbing rata, akatea or Akatorotoro, is one of twelve ''Metrosideros'' species endemic to New Zealand. It is one of three white flowering rātā vines (the others being large white rātā a ...

'' (Small white rātā) ** ''

Metrosideros robusta ''Metrosideros robusta'', the northern rātā, is a forest tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows up to or taller, and usually begins its life as a hemiepiphyte high in the branches of a mature forest tree; over centuries the young tree sends d ...

'' (Northern rātā) ** ''

Metrosideros umbellata ''Metrosideros umbellata'', the southern rātā, is a tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows up to or more tall with a trunk up to or more in diameter. It produces masses of red flowers in summer. Unlike its relative, northern rātā, this spe ...

'' (Southern rātā) * The mangosteen tree ''

Garcinia dulcis ''Garcinia dulcis'' is a tropical fruit tree native to the Philippines, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi, Kalimantan, and the Maluku Islands), and Papua New Guinea. It was domesticated early and spread inland into mainland ...

'' of Indonesia * ''Rata'' (crab), a genus of crabs

Mythology

Rātā (Māori mythology) In Māori mythology, accounts vary somewhat as to the ancestry of Rātā. Usually he is a grandson of Tāwhaki and son of Wahieroa. Wahieroa is treacherously killed by Matuku-tangotango, an ogre. Rātā sets out to avenge the murder, travelling t ...

Rata (Tahitian mythology) Rata, in Tahitian mythology, is said to have become king of Tahiti when his uncle, king Tumu-nui, and his father Vahieroa (Tahitian mythology) are swallowed by a great clam while they are on their way to Pitcairn. When he reaches adulthood, Rata ...

Rata (Tuamotu mythology) In the Tuamotu islands, the telling of the full cycle of the legend of Rata takes several evenings to tell. The legend begins with his grandfather Kui, a demigod who marries Puehuehu. Their son Vahi-vero was stolen by two wild ducks that carry ...

* Laka, a figure in Hawaiian mythology

Places

* Rata, New Zealand, near

Hunterville Hunterville is a small community on State Highway 1, in the Rangitikei district of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located halfway between Taupo and Wellington and has a population (2018 census) of 411, a decrease of 18 people from 2013 ...

Tanah Rata Tanah Rata is a town located in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. The name "tanah rata" means ''flat ground'' in Malay and it refers to the relatively flat area on which the town is located amidst this highland region. It has an elevation ...

, a town in Malaysia *

Malaya Rata Malaya Rata is the mountain areas of central Sri Lanka. It is also one of the three historical regions of the island of Sri Lanka, with Rajarata and ''Ruhunurata''. Malaya Rata was historically known to house the natives tribes; Yaksha, Raksha ...

, a region of Sri Lanka * Maya Rata, medieval kingdom in Sri Lanka * Te Rata Bridge, New Zealand * Rata (Bug), a tributary of the river Bug in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Rivers in Romania

* Rața, a tributary of the Dâmbovnic in Argeș County * Rața, a tributary of the Izvorul Alb in Bacău County * Rața, a tributary of the Lunca in Harghita County * Rața, a tributary of the Uz in Bacău County

Other

* Rata (name) * Rață * ''Rata'' ("rat"), nickname of the

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fighter in the Spanish Civil War *

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, earlier in Finnish ''Rahoitustarkastuslaitos'' Rata * TxpA-RatA toxin-antitoxin system (RNA anti-toxin A) *

Rata Blanca Rata Blanca ("White Rat" in English) is an Argentine heavy metal band, formed in 1986. History Beginnings The guitarist Walter Giardino replaced Osvaldo Civile in V8 for a little time, and left the band when his songs were rejected. His ...

, an Argentinian heavy metal band ** ''Rata Blanca'' (album), their 1988 album ** '' Rata Blanca VII'', their 1997 album * Rata railway station, a former station on the North Island Main Trunk, New Zealand

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Mythology

Places

Rivers in Romania

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See also