Quintinia acutifolia Kirk
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Quintinia acutifolia Kirk, Stud. Fl. New Zealand 137 (1899)
Quintinia acutifolia Kirk
Nomenclature
Kirk
Kirk
1899
137
ICN
Quintinia acutifolia Kirk
species
Quintinia acutifolia
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Quintinia acutifolia Kirk
Tree up to 12 m. tall; trunk up to 5 dm. or more diam. Lvs 6-16 × 3-5 cm., on petioles up to 2 cm. long; lamina broadly elliptic-obovate to obovate-cuneate, slightly waved or flat, distantly rather obscurely serrate, not blotched, obtuse to acute. Racemes 4-7 cm. long, pedicels c. 3 mm. long; petals 3-3·5 mm. long, narrow ovate- to obovate-oblong; capsules 4-6 mm. long, including style, obovoid or oblong in outline.
Quintinia acutifolia Kirk
2n = 44
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Notes
editorial
Eagle 1982 volume 2, p. 367 says “Quintinia acutifolia and Q. elliptical are probably not specifically distinct from Q. serrata (the earliest name)”. This is probably the opinion of Tony Druce. Qunintinia is very variable and some botanists prefer to regard Quintinia acutifolia and Q. elliptical as synonyms of Q. serrata because leaf shape (the main distinguishing character), seems to form a cline.
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1 January 2000
28 September 2011