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Coprosma robusta Raoul

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Coprosma robusta Raoul, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 2: 121 (1844)
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.
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New Zealand
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Raoul
Raoul
Raoul, E. 1844: Choix de plantes de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Recueillies et décrites par M.E. Raoul. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique sér. 3, 2: 113–123.
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121
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Coprosma robusta Raoul
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Coprosma robusta

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Rubiaceae
Coprosma
robusta

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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 robusta Raoul

Shrub or tree up to 6 m. tall; branches and branchlets spreading, stout, glab. Lvs opp. on rather stout petioles ± 10-20 mm. long. Stipules connate towards base, obtuse, glab., crowned by 1-2 prominent sharp denticles. Lamina coriac., dullish dark green above, paler below, glab.; elliptic to elliptic-oblong to broad-ovate, acute or obtuse, ± mucronate, gradually narrowed to petiole, ± 7-12 × 3-4-(5) cm.; reticulated veins us. conspicuous on both surfaces. ♂ in axillary many-fld glomerules on short peduncles, glomerules again divided into dense clusters. Calyx-teeth minute; corolla subcampanulate, lobes triangular, acute, < tube. ♀ in compound clusters on trichotomously branched axillary peduncles 10-15 mm. long. Calyx minute, truncate, sts with 1-2 teeth; corolla c. 5 mm. long, narrow-funnelform, lobes acute or obtuse, oblong-triangular, < tube. Drupe dark orange to yellow, oblong to narrow-ovoid, 8-9 × 4-5 mm.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Coprosma robusta Raoul

2n = 44
2n = 44
2n = 22

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Coprosma robusta Raoul
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Coprosma J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Coprosma J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Coprosma J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Coprosma robusta Raoul
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Coprosma robusta Raoul
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Coprosma robusta Raoul
Kirk,T. (1899)

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1 January 2000
11 March 2004
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