Tawheowheo

<i>Quintinia serrata</i>

Quintinia serrata

Species of tree

Quintinia serrata, the tawheowheo, is a species of evergreen trees in the genus Quintinia endemic to New Zealand.[2]

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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.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Ann. Nat. Hist. 2(11): 356. 1839 [Jan 1839]
  2. [2]
    Quintinia serrata at the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
  3. [3]
    Functional role of anthocyanins in the leaves of Quintinia serrata A. Cunn. Kevin S. Gould, Kenneth R. Markham, Richard H. Smith and Jessica J. Goris, J. Exp. Bot., 2000, volume 51, issue 347, pages 1107-1115, doi:10.1093/jexbot/51.347.1107


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