Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Canellales Cronquist
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Winteraceae R.Br. ex Lindl.
 Description

Fls fasciculate to solitary, perfect, regular; sepals 2–6, free or united; petals in several series; anthers introrse; carpels 1 to several, free or partly united; fr. baccate to capsular; embryo minute, endosperm cop. Lvs alt., gland-dotted, exstipulate, aromatic; stomates depressed, occluded; wood lacking vessels. Shrubs or trees mainly of tropical south-east Asia and S. America. The N.Z. genus endemic.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

 Biostatus
Number of species in New Zealand within Winteraceae R.Br. ex Lindl.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)4
Total4
 Bibliography
Connor, H.E. 1977: The Poisonous Plants in New Zealand. Edition 2. Government Printer, Wellington.
Cronquist, A. 1988: The evolution and classification of flowering plants. The New York Botanic Gardens, New York.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.