Coprosma lucida

Coprosma lucida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Rubiaceae
Genus:Coprosma
Species: C. lucida
Binomial name
Coprosma lucida
Synonyms

Coprosma 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.

Coprosma 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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