Coprosma rugosa

Coprosma rugosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Coprosma
Species:	C. rugosa
Binomial name
Coprosma rugosa Cheeseman, 1906[1]

Coprosma rugosa is a shrub in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is native to New Zealand. It is found in grasslands and forest margins up to the subalpine zone. C. rugosa bears small purple-white berries in autumn, the seed of which is widely dispersed by birds. It is considered a very hardy shrub and is suitable for hedging.

References

1. ^ "Coprosma rugosa Cheeseman". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://tropicos.org/Name/100171936. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 

• The Native Trees of New Zealand, J.T Salmon, Heinemann Reed, Auckland, 1990, p.293