Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Nertera cunninghamii Hook.f. |
Synonyms | Coprosma philipsonii Heads |
Nertera papillosa Colenso | |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | lowland-montane |
Description | glabrous, branchlets subfiliform, leaves petiolate, 5-6mm, narrowly ovate, acute, margins thickened, flowers minute, axillary and terminal, sessile, drupe 3-4mm, red |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (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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