Coprosma robusta

Taxonavigation

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

Coprosma robusta Raoul, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 2: 121 (1844)

Typus: UNKNOWN COLLECTOR (holotypus: ?P fide Allan 1961: 584), see Thompson (2010: 38); possible types: PH(-PH00006587, -PH00024808).
Type locality: Nouvelle-Zélande[New Zealand]. [South Island:] Akaroa ad sylvarum margines.

Heterotypic
- Coprosma coffaeoides Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 21: 87 (1888 publ. 1889); as C. coffæoides; not accepted by Govaerts (1999, 2003) [cited as Coprosma robusta]
  - Typus: W. Colenso s.n. (1888; WELT(SP023311, SP023313, SP023314, SP023315, SP056396; the emphasized specimens are mentioned by St George 2009: 26)).
  - Type locality: [New Zealand. North Island:] County of Waipawa, south of Dannevirke, edges of woods and margins of streamlets.
    - Note: AK also stores three 'syntypes' (AK8726, AK8727, AK8728), but their locality is Hawke's Bay, i.e. northeast of Dannevirke.

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

Raoul, M. 1844. Choix de plantes de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Annales des sciences naturelles. Botanique. Troisième Série, 2: 113–123. BHL Reference page.

Colenso, W. 1888 publ. 1889. A Description of some newly-discovered Phænogamic Plants; being a further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 21: 80–108. BHL Papers Past. Reference page.
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 Internet Archive, Lending Library Google Books. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page.
Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.
Martin, N. 2010[2011?]. Invertebrate biodiversity and habitat quality: some thoughts. Weta, 40: 4–13.
St George, I. (ed.) 2009. Colenso's Collections: including the Unpublished Work of the Late Bruce Hamlin on William Colenso's New Zealand Plants Held at Te Papa. [Wellington, New Zealand:] New Zealand Native Orchid Group. PDF 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. [see page 38.]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coprosma robusta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Coprosma robusta. Published online. Accessed: 19 November 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Coprosma robusta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 November 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Coprosma robusta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 19 November 2021.

Māori: Karamū

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