Rata Explained

Rata may refer to:

Biology

• Some plants of the genus Metrosideros from New Zealand, including:
  • Metrosideros albiflora (Large white rātā)
  • Metrosideros bartlettii (Bartlett's rātā or Cape Reinga white rātā)
  • Metrosideros carminea (Carmine rātā)
  • Metrosideros colensoi (Colenso's rātā)
  • Metrosideros diffusa (White rātā)
  • Metrosideros fulgens (Scarlet rātā)
  • Metrosideros parkinsonii (Parkinson's rātā)
  • Metrosideros perforata (Small white rātā)
  • Metrosideros robusta (Northern rātā)
  • Metrosideros umbellata (Southern rātā)
• The mangosteen tree Garcinia dulcis of Indonesia
• Rata (crab), a genus of crabs

Mythology

• Rātā (Māori mythology)
• Rata (Tahitian mythology)
• Rata (Tuamotu mythology)
• Laka, a figure in Hawaiian mythology

Places

• Rata, New Zealand, near Hunterville
• Tanah Rata, a town in Malaysia
• Malaya Rata, 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 Polikarpov I-16 fighter in the Spanish Civil War
• Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority, earlier in Finnish Rahoitustarkastuslaitos Rata
• TxpA-RatA toxin-antitoxin system (RNA anti-toxin A)
• Rata Blanca, 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
• Recording Arts Talent Awards, (1973-1976) a set of music awards in New Zealand, often shortened to RATA.

See also

• Pro rata