Kingdom Plantae Family Paracryphiaceae Rank Species | Order Paracryphiales Genus Quintinia | |
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Similar Quintinia, Nestegis lanceolata, Weinmannia silvicola, Olearia rani, Nestegis montana | ||
Quintinia serrata, the tawheowheo, is a species of evergreen trees in the genus Quintinia 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.
References
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