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Quintinia Quatrefagesii
''Quintinia'' is a genus of about 25 evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Philippines, New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Australia. Plants have alternate leaves. White or lilac flowers form at the end of stalks or on leaf axils. The fruiting body is a capsule, usually containing a large number of tiny seeds. The genus is named after the gardener Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie. Species * '' Quintinia altigena'' * '' Quintinia apoensis'' * '' Quintinia brassii'' * '' Quintinia epiphytica'' * '' Quintinia fawkneri'' * '' Quintinia hyehenensis'' (New Caledonia) * '' Quintinia kuborensis'' * ''Quintinia lanceolata'' * '' Quintinia ledermannii'' * '' Quintinia macgregorii'' * '' Quintinia major'' (New Caledonia) * '' Quintinia media'' (New Caledonia, Vanuatu) * '' Quintinia minor'' (New Caledonia) * '' Quintinia montiswilhelmii'' * '' Quintinia nutantifora'' * '' Quintinia oreophila'' (New Caledonia) * '' Quintinia pachyphylla'' * '' Quintinia quatrefagesii'' * ''Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quintinia Sieberi
''Quintinia sieberi'', known as possumwood, is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It is mostly found in rainforests at high altitude. The range of natural distribution is between the Clyde River, New South Wales (35° S) and the McPherson Range (28° S) just over the border in the state of Queensland. Description A medium-sized tree to 25 metres tall and a stem diameter of 75 cm. The trunk is somewhat buttressed at the base, with a corky reddish brown bark. Leaves are alternate, not toothed, in the shape of an ellipse. 7 to 12 cm long with a short point. The underside of the leaf features tiny red dots. Leaf veins seen on both surfaces. The mid vein is depressed on the upper surface and raised on the underside. White flowers form on panicles between the months of October and November. The fruit is a grey brown capsule, 3 mm in diameter with three to five cells within. Several seeds grow within each cell. Fruiting matures from December to January. Germinatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |