Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Gentianales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Coprosma J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Coprosma ciliata Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. I. (Fl. Antarct.) Part I, 22 (1844)
Synonymy:
  • = Coprosma ciliata var. virgata Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. I. (Fl. Antarct.) Part I, 22 (1844)
  • = Coprosma myrtillifolia Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) Part I, 108 (1852)
 Description

Erect or spreading or sts subprostrate shrub up to c. 3 m. tall; branches slender, branchlets pubescent. Lvs on petioles (1)–2–3–(4) mm. long, hairy. Stipules subacute, pubescent, densely ciliate, with conspicuous tuft at apex. Lamina thin, pubescent, broad-ovate to oval to oblong, acute to obtuse, (6)–10–(20) × (1·5)–4–5–(10) mm. Midrib (pilose above and below) and principal secondary veins us. evident on both surfaces. Fls solitary, axillary. ♂ without calyx; corolla funnelform, lobes ovate-triangular, acute, = tube. ♀ with acute, short, triangular calyx-teeth; corolla subcampanulate, cut 1/2 way into acute lobes. Drupe yellow, globose to oblong, c. 6–7 mm. diam. Campbell Id specimens show a range of colours from clear white through yellow and orange to purplish red.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
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