Alseuosmia

Alseuosmia macrophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Alseuosmiaceae
Genus: Alseuosmia
Species: A. banksii – A. macrophylla – A. pusilla – A. quercifolia – A. turneri

Name

Alseuosmia A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 2: 209 (1839 publ. 1838)

• Type species: Alseuosmia macrophylla A.Cunn. Lectotype designated by: Hutchinson, J. 1967. Gen. Fl. Pl. 2: 84. Clarendon Press, Oxford.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Fagoides Banks & Sol. ex A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 2: 210 (1839 publ. 1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North and South Islands References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cunningham A. 1839. XXVI.—Floræ insularum Novæ Zelandiæ precursor; or a specimen of the botany of the Islands of New Zealand. Annals of Natural History ii. 205-214. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gardner, R.O. 1978. The species of Alseuosmia (Alseuosmiaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 16(2): 271–277. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1978.10429684 Reference page. 
• Shepherd, L.D., de Lange, P.J., Townsend, A. & Perrie, L.R. 2020. A biological and ecological review of the endemic New Zealand genus Alseuosmia (toropapa; Alseuosmiaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 58(1): 2-18. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2019.1659376 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Alseuosmia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Alseuosmia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Alseuosmia. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 15 2018. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Alseuosmia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jul. 2018. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Māori: Toropapa

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