Coprosma lucida

Coprosma lucida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Anthospermeae
Genus: Coprosma
Species: C. lucida
Binomial name
Coprosma lucida
J.R.Forst., G.Forst.
Synonyms

C. australis

Coprosma lucida, commonly known in Māori as karamū, and also known as shiny karamu, is a shrub native to New Zealand. The shrub is found throughout the North and South Island.

C. lucida has stipules that narrow to a small green point, while the similar C. robusta has black leaf tips.[1]

References

  1. "Karamū, kāramuramu - Coprosma lucida, C. robusta". The University of Auckland. Retrieved 2012-04-29.


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