''Quintinia serrata'', the tawheowheo, is a species of evergreen trees in the genus ''
Quintinia'' endemic to New Zealand.
This plant has different patterns of anthocyanins (
cyanidin 3-O-glucoside
Chrysanthemin is an anthocyanin. It is the 3- glucoside of cyanidin.
Natural occurrences
Chrysanthemin can be found in the roselle plant (''Hibiscus sabdariffa'', Malvaceae), different Japanese angiosperms, ''Rhaponticum'' (Asteraceae), The ...
and
cyanidin 3-O-galactoside
Ideain, the cyanidin 3-O-galactoside, is an anthocyanin, a type of plant pigment.
Natural occurrences
Ideain is the main anthocyanin in red-skinned or red-fleshed (for example Weirouge) apple varieties. It is also found in Chinese hawthorn frui ...
) 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, ]
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Paracryphiales
Plants described in 1839
Endemic flora of New Zealand
Trees of New Zealand
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