Alseuosmia

{{short description|Genus of Alseuosmiaceae plants}}

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|image = Alseuosmia macrophylla.jpg

|image_caption = Alseuosmia macrophylla

|taxon = Alseuosmia

|authority = A.Cunn.

|synonyms =*Fagoides Banks & Sol. ex A.Cunn.

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Alseuosmia is a genus of five species of flowering plants in the family Alseuosmiaceae, growing in New Zealand's North Island.{{Cite web|url=https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10289/146/content.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|title=Ecology and conservation of Alseuosmia quercifolia (Alseuosmiaceae) in the Waikato region, New Zealand Journal of Botany|date=2002}} Species members are characteristically small evergreen shrubs.Thomas Frederick Cheeseman. 1906 An example occurrence of species representative Alseuosmia macrophylla is in the habitat of the Hamilton Ecological District, where Blechnum discolor and B.{{nbsp}}filiforme are understory elements with a Nothofagus truncata and Dacrydium cupressinum overstory.C. Michael Hogan. 2009

Alseuosmia was first described in 1839 from specimens collected in Northland forests by Cunningham. Other species are A.{{nbsp}}banksii, A.{{nbsp}}pusilla, A.{{nbsp}}quercifolia, and A.{{nbsp}}turneri.

A.{{nbsp}}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 {{Convert|2.5|m||abbr=on}} tall, though usually under {{Convert|1|m||abbr=on}}. It has red or pink flowers of 5 petals,{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzplants.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/seed-plants-flowering/alseuosmiaceae/alseuosmia-quercifolia.html|title=Alseuosmia quercifolia - The University of Auckland|website=www.nzplants.auckland.ac.nz|access-date=2019-01-07}} clustered at base of leaves,{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=1490|title=Alseuosmia quercifolia {{!}} New Zealand Plant Conservation Network|website=www.nzpcn.org.nz|access-date=2019-01-07}} giving a strong scent.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/taxon/Alseuosmia-quercifolia.html|title=Alseuosmia quercifolia|website=www.nzflora.info|access-date=2019-01-07}}