Quintinia serrata A.Cunn. is a plant in the Paracryphiaceae family, order Paracryphiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Quintinia serrata A.Cunn.
Tāwheowheo (Quintinia serrata A.Cunn.) is an endemic New Zealand evergreen tree with leaf anthocyanins that protect shade-adapted chloroplasts from direct sun.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Quintinia serrata A.Cunn., commonly known as tāwheowheo, is an evergreen tree species belonging to the genus Quintinia. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its leaves contain distinct patterns of two specific anthocyanins: cyanidin 3-O-glucoside and cyanidin 3-O-galactoside. These anthocyanins function to protect the plant's shade-adapted chloroplasts from direct sunlight.
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