Rubiaceae
Coprosma

Coprosma repens A.Rich.

First published in J.S.C.Dumont d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe 1: 264 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Zealand. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Zealand North, New Zealand South

Introduced into:

Great Britain, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allan, H.H. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Thompson, I.R. (2010). A new species of Leptostigma (Rubiaceae: Coprosminae) and notes on the Coprosminae in Australia. Muelleria 28: 29-39.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.
  • Thompson, I.R. (2010). A new species of Leptostigma (Rubiaceae: Coprosminae) and notes on the Coprosminae in Australia. Muelleria 28: 29-39.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1984 Cheeseman, T.F. [3] New Zealand K000772123 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 22, 1979 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] New Zealand K000772117 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 20, 1979 s.coll. [177] New Zealand K000772120 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 20, 1979 Stephenson, W. [63] New Zealand K000772121 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 20, 1979 Colenso, J.W. [s.n.] New Zealand K000772122 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 18, 1978 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] New Zealand K000772118 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] New Zealand K000772119 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0