- Wineberry (New Zealand)
Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = Wineberry/Makomako
status =secure
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Oxalidales
familia =Elaeocarpaceae
genus = "Aristotelia "
species = "A. serrata"
binomial = "Aristotelia serrata"
binomial_authority = Oliv.Wineberry ("Aristotelia serrata") is a tree endemic to
New Zealand .The tree, called makomako in Maori, is common throughout New Zealand. It can be classified as a shrub or small tree and can grow to 9m (30 ft). Its leaves are broad, rose-coloured leaves and grow between 5-12cm (2-5 in) long with a long petiole. Flowers on the tree are of a red-white colour. The tree produces black berries between 6-9mm (0.2-0.4 in). Wineberry is an attractive tree, with pinkish foliage and rose coloured flowers in spring. It grows forest margins and damp river edges. Wineberry is a dioecious tree or shrub with male and female individuals.
External links
* [http://www.bushmansfriend.co.nz/xurl/PageID/9165/ArticleID/-31969/function/moreinfo/content.html Information on wineberry]
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