Coprosma rugosa

SYNTYPE

Coprosma rugosa Cheeseman

Coprosma rugosa

North Westland Ecological Region/South Island Ecological Region/NZ Eco Region/New Zealand

New Zealand, South Island, near Westport, Buller Gorge

15 May 1903

SYNTYPE of Coprosma rugosa Cheeseman, Man. N.Z. Fl.:1141 (1906). Annotation on supplementary note: "Coprosma. Buller Gorge, near Westport. "Forms a straight stemmed bush which may reach 10ft in height" Townson 15/5/03. Bark dark brown, fissured and uneven, of the branchlets dark yellowish -brown. Branchlets faintly puberulous. Berries rather more than ¼ in. long, broadly oblong or almost orbicular, very pale blue, almost translucent. Very soft and juicy".

Herbarium T F Cheeseman

15 Jun 2021