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Volume I (1961) - Flora of New Zealand Indigenous Tracheophyta - Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledons
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Pseudowintera Dandy

PSEUDOWINTERA Dandy, 1933

Fls axillary, in fascicles or solitary, often maturing after lf-fall; calyx cupuliform, persistent, with entire or lobed margin, not covering petals in bud; petals 5-6, imbricate in bud; stamens up to 15, in three series; carpels 1-6, ± baccate when ripe, with 2-6 seeds. Shrubs with alt., exstipulate, aromatic lvs, glands obvious. Type sp. P. axillaris.

Key

1
Lvs broad at apex, very coriac., not > 3 cm. long; petioles ascending; fls us. solitary or paired
3. traversii
Lvs narrowing to apex, less coriac., mostly > 3 cm. long; petioles spreading; fls us. in fascicles of 3 or more
2
2
Lvs blotched with red, dull above; fr. dark red to black
2. colorata
Lvs not blotched, glossy above; fr. us. bright red
1. axillaries
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