Alseuosmia
Alseuosmia macrophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Alseuosmiaceae
Genus: Alseuosmia
A.Cunn.
Synonyms
  • Fagoides Banks & Sol. ex A.Cunn.

Alseuosmia is a genus of five species of flowering plants in the family Alseuosmiaceae, growing in New Zealand's North Island.[1] Species members are characteristically small evergreen shrubs.[2] An example occurrence of species representative Alseuosmia macrophylla is in the habitat of the Hamilton Ecological District, where Blechnum discolor and B. filiforme are understory elements with a Nothofagus truncata and Dacrydium cupressinum overstory.[3]

Alseuosmia was first described in 1839 from specimens collected in Northland forests by Cunningham.[1] Other species are A. banksii, A. pusilla, A. quercifolia, and A. turneri.[1]

A. quercifolia is the most common of the species in lowland native forest of Waikato, sometimes known as A. Hakarimata. It is an endemic shrub, found north of 38°05’S, up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) tall,[1] though usually under 1 m (3 ft 3 in). It has red or pink flowers of 5 petals,[4] clustered at base of leaves,[5] giving a strong scent.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ecology and conservation of Alseuosmia quercifolia (Alseuosmiaceae) in the Waikato region, New Zealand Journal of Botany" (PDF). 2002.
  2. ↑ Thomas Frederick Cheeseman. 1906
  3. ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
  4. ↑ "Alseuosmia quercifolia - The University of Auckland". www.nzplants.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  5. ↑ "Alseuosmia quercifolia | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". www.nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  6. ↑ "Alseuosmia quercifolia". www.nzflora.info. Retrieved 2019-01-07.

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