Coprosma rubra Petrie

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Coprosma

Characteristics

Shrub up to 2-(4) m. tall; branches rather slender, ± divaricate, bark reddish brown; branchlets finely pubescent. Lvs membr., on ± pubescent and ciliolate winged petioles 4-6 mm. long. Stipules small, triangular, pubescent, us. terminated by denticle. Lamina glab. or nearly so, broad-ovate to oblong, obtuse, sts mucronulate, narrowed to subtruncate base; 10-15-(25) × (6)-10-12-(15) mm.; margins sts ciliolate. Reticulations us. evident on both surfaces, at least when lf fresh. ♂ 6-1 on short branchlets; calyx 0; corolla funnelform, lobes = tube, ovate, acute. ♀ solitary or 2-3 together on short branchlets; calyx-teeth linear-triangular, obtuse, c. 3/4 length of corolla-tube, which has narrow-linear lobes > tube. Drupe yellowish white, oblong, 4-6 mm. long.
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Images

Coprosma rubra unspecified picture

Distribution

Coprosma rubra world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:747501-1
WFO ID wfo-0000923685
COL ID Y6V4
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Synonyms

Coprosma rubra Coprosma divaricata var. latifolia