Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Anthospermeae
Genus: Coprosma
Species: C. rubra
Binomial name: Coprosma rubra
Synonym: Coprosma rubra var. Pendula
Coprosma rubra is a shrub native to New Zealand. C. rubra is found in both the North (mainly east) and in the South Island east of the divide from lowland to montane areas. It is often found in riparian forest or shrubland on alluvial soils.
C. rubra can grow up to 4 metres high with red-brown bark and slender branches. The fruit is yellowish-white, oblong and up to 6mm long and appears during February – August. Flowering occurs September – January.
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Photographed at Otari Wilton Bush Reserve, Wellington
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