Coprosma cuneata
| Coprosma cuneata | |
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| File:Coprosma cuneata-Botany of Antarctica-PL015-0035.jpg | |
| Plate XV Coprosma cuneata[1] | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Coprosma |
| Species: | C. cuneata
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| Binomial name | |
| Coprosma cuneata | |
Coprosma cuneata, is a shrub in the Rubiaceae family, endemic to New Zealand.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]Coprosma cuneata is a slender shrub up to 1 m tall that may hug the ground on exposed sites. The flexible branchlets are dark to very dark brown with clusters of small dark green narrow leaves. The stipules are oblong to triangular with a tuft of hair at their apex. The leaves are in distant opposite pairs with slender 1-2 mm stalks. The leaves are curved and 10-16 mm by 2 mm. They are widest at the tip. The fruit is red, 3-5 mm in diameter and persists on the shrub.[3]
Taxonomy and etymology
[edit | edit source]Coprosma is from the Greek kopros and osme meaning dung smell. Cuneata is from the Latin, meaning wedge-shaped.
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]Coprosma cuneata is found in the South Island and the southern offshore islands of New Zealand. It is found from lowland to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in forest, scrub and shrubland.[3]
Conservation status
[edit | edit source]Coprosma cuneata was classed as not threatened in 2024 according to the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
References
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External links
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