Coprosma polymorpha W.R.B.Oliv.
Details
Coprosma polymorpha W.R.B.Oliv., 132: 92 (1935)
Nomenclature
W.R.B.Oliv.
W.R.B.Oliv.
1935
92
ICN
Coprosma polymorpha W.R.B.Oliv.
species
Coprosma polymorpha
Classification
Descriptions
Coprosma polymorpha W.R.B.Oliv.
Spreading shrub up to 2 m. tall; branches slender, ± divaricate; branchlets very slender, finely pubescent. Lvs on very slender pubescent petioles 1-2-(4) mm. long. Stipules small, triangular, pubescent. Lamina thin, of diverse form on same plant; broad- to narrow-ovate to elliptic to lanceolate or almost linear, ± curved (sts all lvs narrow), obtuse to subacute, ± cuneately narrowed to base, ± (8)-10-20-(25) × (1) -2-6-(12) mm. Reticulated veins us. obscure above, us. evident below. Fls solitary or 2 together, terminal on arrested branchlets. ♂ without calyx; corolla funnelform, lobes ± = tube, ovate, acute. ♀ with minute calyx-teeth; corolla tubular, lobes narrow, acute, > tube. Drupe dark red, globose, c. 3 mm. diam.
Taxonomic concepts
Coprosma polymorpha W.R.B.Oliv.
Coprosma polymorpha W.R.B.Oliv.
Collections
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taxonomic status
Accepted by Oliver (1935) and Allan (1961), but may not be regarded as a distinct species -- see Druce (1989)
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
13 March 2002
21 August 2023