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Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.

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Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 1: 128 (1856)
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.
Names_Fungi record source Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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Hooker, J.D. 1856: On the Botany of Raoul Island, one of the Kermadec group in the South Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany. 1(3): 125–129.
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Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
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Coprosma acutifolia

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Rubiaceae
Coprosma
acutifolia

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.

Tree up to c. 10 m. tall; branches ascending; branchlets slender, glab. Lvs on slender petioles 5-7 mm. long. Stipules membr., sheathing, sub-acute; denticle prominent. Lamina membr., glab., ovate to ovate-elliptic to lanceolate, acuminate, tapering to petiole; ± 60-(75) × 20- (35) mm.; margins ± waved. Reticulated veins fine, evident. ♂ 3-9 on slender axillary branched peduncles 10-15 mm. long; calyx cupular, teeth 4-5, acute; corolla subfunnelform, lobes 5, acute, ± = tube; stamens us. 5. ♀ 3 in a cluster on branched axillary peduncles; calyx cupular, teeth triangular, us. 5; corolla tubular, lobes linear-triangular, < tube. Drupe orange-red, oblong, 7-8 mm. long.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.

2n = 44

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Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Coprosma J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
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de Lange, P.J.; Gosden, J. et al. (2024)
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Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2009)
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
Kirk,T. (1899)

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Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
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Coprosma acutifolia Hook.f.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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9f8f9e1a-db96-46bf-a515-50ecddbb0f1e
scientific name
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1 January 2000
23 April 2026
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