Quintinia serrata

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2024}}

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| image = Nfnz d212 quintina serrata.jpg

| image_caption = Quintina serrata, illustration, 1888

| genus = Quintinia

| species = serrata

| authority = A.Cunn., 1839Ann. Nat. Hist. 2(11): 356. 1839 [Jan 1839]

| synonyms =

• Quintinia acutifolia Kirk
• Quintinia elliptica Hook. f.

}}

Quintinia serrata, commonly known as tawheowheo, is a species of evergreen tree in the genus Quintinia. It is endemic to New Zealand.[http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=1220 Quintinia serrata at the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network]

This plant has different patterns of anthocyanins (cyanidin 3-O-glucoside 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, {{doi|10.1093/jexbot/51.347.1107}}