Coprosma propinqua

Coprosma propinqua is a New Zealand plant of the genus Coprosma in the family Rubiaceae.[1] Its Māori name (in common New Zealand usage) is mingimingi, a name which is also applied to closely related species such as C. dumosa, C. rhamnoides, C. virescens and C. crassifolia.[2] It is a small-leaved shrub or tree which grows 3 to 6 metres high. It has divaricating branches, and is common in swampy forest, in scrub, along stream banks and in stony places. It has a wide distribution, ranging from Mangonui in the North Island as far south as Stewart Island. It grows from sea level to 460 metres.

Coprosma propinqua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coprosma
Species:
C. propinqua
Binomial name
Coprosma propinqua

The male flowers occur in axillary clusters of one to four on very short branches. Female flowers are found on their own at the ends of short branchlets.

The fruit is a drupe, pale when immature, turning dark blue or blue-flecked when mature.

Coprosma propinqua freely hybridizes with C. robusta (karamu).

References
  1. J.T Salmon (1990). The Native Trees of New Zealand. Heinemann Reed, Auckland. p. 306.
  2. Hugh D Wilson (2013). Plant Life on Banks Peninsula. Manuka Press. pp. 77–81.


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