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'''Alseuosmiaceae''' is a [[plant]] [[family (biology)|family]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Alseuosmiaceae|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Alseuosmiaceae/|publisher=The Plant List|accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> of the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Asterales]] found in Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.
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'''Alseuosmiaceae''' is a little-known plant family<ref>{{cite web|title=Alseuosmiaceae|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Alseuosmiaceae/|publisher=The Plant List|accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> of the order [[Asterales]] found in Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.
  
They are [[shrub]]s with leaves arranged in spirals or whorls about the stem. The flowers are solitary or borne in [[raceme]] or [[Fascicle (botany)|fascicle]] inflorescences. Some species have fragrant flowers. The flower corolla is urn-shaped or funnel-shaped with 4 to 7 lobes. There are 4 to 7 [[stamen]]s and one [[gynoecium|style]] tipped with a two-lobed stigma. The fruit is a fleshy [[berry (botany)|berry]].<ref name=wats>Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. 1992 onwards. [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/alseuosm.htm Alseuosmiaceae Airy Shaw.] The Families of Flowering Plants. Version: 19 August 2013.</ref>
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It contains probably edible plants such as ''[[Wittsteinia vacciniacea]]'', the "baw baw berry".
  
 
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Alseuosmiaceae
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Alseuosmia macrophylla
Scientific classification
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Alseuosmiaceae

Type genus
Alseuosmia
Genera

3, see text

Alseuosmiaceae is a little-known plant family[1] of the order Asterales found in Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.

It contains probably edible plants such as Wittsteinia vacciniacea, the "baw baw berry".

There are 11 species divided among 5 genera:[2]

References

  1. "Alseuosmiaceae". The Plant List. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named wats

Acknowledgements

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