Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Coprosma nitida Hook.f. |
Bibliography | London J. Bot. 6: 465 (1847) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 800-1300m |
Description | leaves ovate to lanceolate, 5-20mm long, adaxially shiny, fruit globular to ovoid, 5-9mm long, pale orange-red |
Size | 100-200cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |