Coprosma crenulata W.R.B.Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Coprosma

Characteristics

Procumbent shrub with long trailing branches, bark light grey; branchlets ∞, ± tetragonous, pubescent. Lvs on short stout petioles. Stipules short, truncate, with 3 conspicuous denticles, ciliolate. Lamina thick, coriac., glab., on short stout petioles, obovate to obovate-oblong, retuse, cuneately narrowed to base, ± 9-10-(20) × 3-5 mm.; margins thickened, minutely crenulate towards apex. Midrib prominent below, impressed above. Fls solitary, terminal. ♂ without calyx; corolla funnelform, c. 6 mm. long, tube c. 4 mm. long, lobes us. 5, ovate-triangular, acute; stamens us. 5. ♀ with minute calyx-teeth; corolla funnelform to tubular, cut halfway into 5 acute lobes. Drupe yellowish red, ovoid, c. 6 mm. long.
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Distribution

Coprosma crenulata world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:747394-1
WFO ID wfo-0000922258
COL ID Y6R7
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Synonyms

Coprosma crenulata Coprosma retusa