Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coprosma
Species: C. repens var. Poor Knights
Binomial name: Coprosma repens var. Poor Knights
Common name: Poor Knights coprosma, Prostrate Taupata.
Coprosma repens 'Poor Knights' is a prostrate form of Coprosma repens, from the Poor Knights Islands. The PoorKnightsIslands are a group of islands off the east coast of the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. They lie 50 kilometres to the north-east of Whangarei. This coastal shrub (60 cm H x 2.5m W) has large glossy leathery green leaves and a sprawling habit.
It flowers during spring and summer, the male flowers appearing in dense, compound clusters, the female flowers in smaller clusters. Female plants produce orange-red ovoid drupes which are around 8 mm in diameter and 10 mm in length.
This shrub is now sold in specialised nurseries.
A young shrub.
The glossy leathery leaves
The underside of a leaf.
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