Coprosma lanceolaris
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Coprosma |
| Species: | C. lanceolaris
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Coprosma lanceolaris is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. The specific epithet comes from the Latin lancea (“lance” or “spear”) with the suffix -aris (“pertaining to”), alluding to the shape of the leaves.[1]
Description
[edit]It is a shrub growing to 2 m in height. The fleshy, bright green, broadly lanceolate or lanceolate to elliptic leaves are 30–90 mm long, 15–40 mm wide, with a foetid odour when crushed. The flowers are small and green, 5 mm long. The egg-shaped red fruits are 6–8 mm long. The flowering season is from mid May to mid October.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is common in the montane forest of the island, at elevations of over 500 m.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d " Coprosma lanceolaris ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ^ a b Hutton, Ian (1998). The Australian Geographic Book of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Geographic. p. 144. ISBN 1-876276-27-4.
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