Coprosma polymorpha W.R.B.Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Coprosma

Characteristics

Spreading shrub up to 2 m. tall; branches slender, ± divaricate; branchlets very slender, finely pubescent. Lvs on very slender pubescent petioles 1-2-(4) mm. long. Stipules small, triangular, pubescent. Lamina thin, of diverse form on same plant; broad-to narrow-ovate to elliptic to lanceolate or almost linear, ± curved (sts all lvs narrow), obtuse to subacute, ± cuneately narrowed to base, ± (8)-10-20-(25) × (1)-2-6-(12) mm. Reticulated veins us. obscure above, us. evident below. Fls solitary or 2 together, terminal on arrested branchlets. ♂ without calyx; corolla funnelform, lobes ± = tube, ovate, acute. ♀ with minute calyx-teeth; corolla tubular, lobes narrow, acute, > tube. Drupe dark red, globose, c. 3 mm. diam.
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Distribution

Coprosma polymorpha world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:747474-1
WFO ID wfo-0000923310
COL ID 5ZYLP
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Synonyms

Coprosma polymorpha