Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Canellales Cronquist
Family
Winteraceae R.Br. ex Lindl.
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Pseudowintera Dandy, J. Bot. (Hooker) 71: 121 (1933)
 Description

Fls axillary, in fascicles or solitary, often maturing after lf-fall; calyx cupuliform, persistent, with entire or lobed margin, not covering petals in bud; petals 5–6, imbricate in bud; stamens up to 15, in three series; carpels 1–6, ± baccate when ripe, with 2–6 seeds. Shrubs with alt., exstipulate, aromatic lvs, glands obvious. Type sp. P. axillaris.

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

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Pseudowintera Dandy
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)4
Total4
 Bibliography
Dandy, J.E. 1933: The Winteraceae of New Zealand. Journal of Botany 71: 119–122.
Garnock-Jones, P.J. 2014: Evidence-based review of the taxonomic status of New Zealand’s endemic seed plant genera. New Zealand Journal of Botany 52(2): 163–212.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.