Winteraceae FAMILY

Pseudowintera colorata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pseudowintera colorata is an erect, evergreen shrub growing up to 2 metres tall[ 44 Title Flora of New Zealand. Publication Author Allan. H. H. Website http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Book.aspx?fileName=Flora%201.xml Publisher Government Printer, Wellington. Year 1961 ISBN - Description The standard work, in 5 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats. There is also an on-line version. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local and commercial use as a medicine and for use in commercial cosmetic preparations. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens, valued especialy for its beautiful, evergreen foliage[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNew Zealand - North, South and Stewart Islands

HabitatLowland to higher montane forest, often in secondary vegetation and forming thickets after destruction of the forest[ 44 Title Flora of New Zealand. Publication Author Allan. H. H. Website http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Book.aspx?fileName=Flora%201.xml Publisher Government Printer, Wellington. Year 1961 ISBN - Description The standard work, in 5 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats. There is also an on-line version. ].