Coprosma rugosa Cheeseman

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Coprosma

Characteristics

Rather strict, rigid, erect shrub up to c. 3 m. tall with stout main stem; branches stout, ± divaricate; branchlets slender, stiff, ± tetragonous, pubescent, with dark reddish brown bark. Lvs opp. or in opp. fascicles on short branchlets, shortly petioled. Stipules subtruncate, ciliolate. Lamina coriac., darkish green above, paler below, linear to very narrowly cuneate, obtuse, ± 10-14 × 1-1·5 mm. Midrib alone, or sts principal secondary veins visible. ♂ 1-2 on arrested branchlets; calyx 0; corolla cut almost to base into acute lobes. ♀ solitary on arrested branchlets: calyx-lobes narrow, conspicuous; corolla tubular, lobes acute, ± 1/2 length of tube. Drupe translucent, stained pale blue, globose to broad-oblong, 6-8 mm. diam.
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A small shrub. It grows 1.8 m tall. The branches are reddish-brown. The leaves are like needles. The fruit are pale or dark blue berries.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. It grows in grassland and on the edges of forests. It suits hardiness zones 8-10. Arboretum Tasmania.
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Lowland to montane and lower sub-alpine grassland, shrubland and forest margins in North and South Islands.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses dye wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Coprosma rugosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Coprosma rugosa world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:747503-1
WFO ID wfo-0000923687
COL ID Y6V6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Coprosma rugosa Coprosma antipoda