Quintinia serrata
Species of tree
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Quintinia serrata, commonly known as tāwheowheo, is a species of evergreen tree in the genus Quintinia. It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
| Quintinia serrata | |
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| Quintina serrata, illustration, 1888 | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Paracryphiales |
| Family: | Paracryphiaceae |
| Genus: | Quintinia |
| Species: | Q. serrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Quintinia serrata | |
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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.[4]
