Coprosma repens

Coprosma repens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Anthospermeae
Genus: Coprosma
Species: Coprosma repens

Name

Coprosma repens A.Rich., 1832

• Typus: A. Lesson (1828; holotypus: P, not seen by Allan 1961: 584 fide Thompson 2010: 38; lectotypus: P-P02285193, determined by Khadija Aziz in 18 June 1979).
• Type locality: New Zealand. Astrolabe Harbour[Tasman Bay].

Homonyms

• Coprosma repens Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. I. (Fl. Antarct.). 1: 22, t. 16 (1844), nom. illeg. = Coprosma perpusilla subsp. subantarctica Orchard

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• M.M.A. Lesson & A. Richard in J.S.C. Dumont d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe 1:264. 1832 (Ess. fl. Nouv.-Zél.)

Additional references

• Allan, H.H.B. 1961. Flora of New Zealand. Vol. 1. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. 1085 pp., Government Printer Publications, Wellington. ISBN 0-477-01056-3. Online version. Google Books. Reference page. 
• Thompson, I.R. 2010. A new species of Leptostigma (Rubiaceae: Coprosminae) and notes on the Coprosminae in Australia. Muelleria 28(1): 29–39. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coprosma repens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Coprosma repens. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Coprosma repens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Coprosma repens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 18 November 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Taupata, Mirror Bush, Looking-glass Bush, New Zealand Laurel, Shiny Leaf
Māori: Taupata

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