Alseuosmia pusilla

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Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Alseuosmia pusilla
A small green-leaved plant with a red berry
A. pusilla in Pureora
Not Threatened
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Alseuosmiaceae
Genus: Alseuosmia
Species:
A. pusilla
Binomial name
Alseuosmia pusilla

Alseuosmia pusilla, the mountain alseuosmia,[2] is a species of flowering plant, endemic to New Zealand.[3][4]

This plant is a small shrub, with glossy green leaves that can have a red margin. It rarely has a single or two branches, and grows up to 50cm.[2]

It has a red fruit. The flowers are white or green with five lobes,[2] and smell sweet.[4]

Range and habitat

Alseuosmia pusilla is found in the North Island to the south of Te Moehau and Mt Pirongia, and in the northwest corner of the South Island. It lives in montane habitats.[4] It can grow up to 950m in elevation, and is generally found in beech or podocarp forests.[5]

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