''Quintinia serrata'', commonly known as tawheowheo, is a species of evergreen tree in the genus ''

Quintinia ''Quintinia'' is a genus of about 25 evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Philippines, New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainla ...

''. It is endemic to New Zealand. This plant has different patterns of anthocyanins (

cyanidin 3-O-glucoside Chrysanthemin is an anthocyanin. It is the 3-glucoside of cyanidin (kuromanin). Natural occurrences Chrysanthemin can be found in the roselle plant (''Hibiscus sabdariffa'', Malvaceae), different Japanese angiosperms, '' Rhaponticum'' (Asterac ...

and cyanidin 3-O-galactoside) in its leaves to protect the shade-adapted chloroplasts from direct sun light.Functional role of anthocyanins in the leaves of Quintinia serrata A. Cunn. Kevin S. Gould, Kenneth R. Markham, Richard H. Smith and Jessica J. Goris, J. Exp. Bot., 2000, volume 51, issue 347, pages 1107-1115,

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* * Paracryphiales Plants described in 1839 Endemic flora of New Zealand Trees of New Zealand {{asterid-stub