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 | |
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| Alseuosmia macrophylla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Alseuosmiaceae |
| Genus: | Alseuosmia A.Cunn. |
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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
edit- ^ a b c d "Ecology and conservation of Alseuosmia quercifolia (Alseuosmiaceae) in the Waikato region, New Zealand Journal of Botany" (PDF). 2002.
- ^ Thomas Frederick Cheeseman. 1906
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
- ^ "Alseuosmia quercifolia - The University of Auckland". www.nzplants.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ^ "Alseuosmia quercifolia | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". www.nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ^ "Alseuosmia quercifolia". www.nzflora.info. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
Sources
edit- Thomas Frederick Cheeseman. 1906. Manual of the New Zealand Flora: Published Under the Authority of the Government of New Zealand, published by J. Mackay, government printer, 1199 pages
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
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