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Tāwheowheo (Quintinia serrata) has variable forms throughout the country. Some plants have long, narrow leaves, while others’ leaves are more oval. Typically they have wavy edges and are green, red, or green with red spots.
Kōrero: Tall broadleaf trees
Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang
Maggy Wassilieff, Tall broadleaf trees – Trees of the high country, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13764/tawheowheo-foliage-and-flowers (accessed 4 June 2026).
He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.