Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Coprosma acerosa A.Cunn. |
Synonyms | Coprosma brunnea (Kirk) Cockayne |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | branchlets densely covered with opposite, dark green, linear leaves, corolla unisexual, fruit globular, translucent pale blue, ca. 7mm wide |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | insignificant |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (Chatham Is. , New Zealand North , New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RUBIACEAE
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