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Quintinia serrata
Also called Tawheowheo
Quintinia serrata (tāwheowheo) is an evergreen tree native to New Zealand, grown occasionally in gardens in mild climates. It is a shade-tolerant understorey tree and is generally sensitive to strong direct sun.
Quintinia serrata, commonly known as tāwheowheo, is a species of evergreen tree in the genus Quintinia. It is 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.
Quintinia elliptica · Quintinia quatrefagesii · Possumwood · Smooth Possumwood · Quintinia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quintinia serrata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
