Coprosma cheesemanii
| Coprosma cheesemanii | |
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| A Coprosma cheesemanii from Nelson Lakes National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Coprosma |
| Species: | C. cheesemanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Coprosma cheesemanii W.R.B.Oliv., 1934
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Coprosma cheesemanii is a species of Coprosma from New Zealand. It is a low shrub with green flowers and small leaves.[2][1][3][4]
Description
[edit]The description the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network provides is:
Low growing, very small leaved shrub with branches bearing perpendicular short leafy branches giving a flattened appearance inhabiting upland areas. Twigs fuzzy. Leaves glossy, narrow, 8-11mm long, tip pointed, in clusters of pairs, with a line of small hairs between the leaf bases. Fruit orange or reddish.[1]
Range
[edit]North and South Islands, from Mt. Hikurangi south.
Habitat
[edit]Montane to subalpine, but not limited entirely to hillsides, as it can also be found in wet flat areas like bogs or swamps.[1]
Etymology
[edit]This plant was named after Thomas Cheeseman.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Coprosma cheesemanii". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ^ "Coprosma cheesemanii". iNaturalist. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Coprosma cheesemanii W.R.B.Oliv. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Coprosma cheesemanii". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
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