Coprosma autumnalis
Coprosma autumnalis, (In Māori: kanono or raurēkau) is a native forest shrub of New Zealand. Its widespread in both the North and South Islands, and has the largest leaves of any New Zealand coprosma.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Coprosma |
| Species: | C. autumnalis |
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Coprosma autumnalis is found in wet and shaded forest areas where it can grow to 6 metres high. Its leaves often have a mottled appearance.
Coprosma autumnalis produces ripe orange fruit between February and May, then flowers around April.[1]
C. autumnalis was previously known as Coprosma grandifolia [2][3]
References
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- "Coprosma grandifolia - kanono/raurekau". forestflora.co.nz. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- Large, Mark F.; Mabberley, David J.; Wood, Elise (December 2020). "Coprosma autumnalis (kanono; Rubiaceae) in New Zealand: nomenclature, iconography and phenology". Kew Bulletin. 75 (4): 37. doi:10.1007/s12225-020-9876-4. ISSN 0075-5974.
- de Lange, P.J. "Coprosma autumnalis". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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