Quintinia serrata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Paracryphiales
- Family
- Paracryphiaceae
- Genus
- Quintinia
- Species
- Quintinia serrata
- Scientific Name
- Quintinia serrata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Quintinia serrata
Quintinia serrata, commonly known as tāwheowheo, is a species of evergreen tree in the genus Quintinia. It is endemic to New Zealand.
This plant has different patterns of anthocyanins (cyanidin 3-O-glucoside and cyanidin 3-O-galactoside) in its leaves to protect the shade-adapted chloroplasts from direct sun light.
...Quintinia serrata in languages:
- Māori
- Tāwheowheo
- Māori
- Kūmarahou
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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