The species ofAlseuosmia(Alseuosmiaceae)

Abstract

A new species Alseuosmia turneri R. O. Gardner (Alseuosmiaceae Airy Shaw) from the Volcanic Plateau. North Island, New Zealand is described and illustrated. A. linariifolia A. Cunn. is reduced to a variety of A. banksii A. Cunn. and A. quercifolia A. Cunn. is given hybrid status ( = A. banksii A. Cunn. × A. macrophylla A. Cunn.). A key to the four Alseuosmia species, synonymy, and a generalised distribution map are given. A. pusilla Col. is illustrated for the first time.