Carpodetus serratus (Carpodetus serratus)
Description
Carpodetus serratus is an evergreen tree with small ovate or round,mottled leaves with a toothy margin,and young twigs grow zig-zag,and fragrant white flowers in 5 cm panicles and later black chewy berries.It is an endemic of New Zealand.Its vernacular names used in New Zealand are putaputawētā,marbleleaf and bucket-of-water-tree.It is found in broadleaf forest in both North,South and Stewart Islands.It flowers between November and March,and fruits are ripe from January to February.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Asterales
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Family: Rousseaceae
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Genus: Carpodetus
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