396 PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND 



Coprosma robusta (The Robust Coprosma). 



A stout shrub, 2 ft. -12 ft. in height. Bark pale-brown. Leaves shining, 

 1 in. -5 in. long, J in. -2 in. broad; margins often slightly recurved. Flowers in 

 dense heads. Calyx and corolla 4-5-toothed or lobed. Drupes thickly set, j in. 

 long, red or yellow. Both islands, Chatham Island. Fl. Sept. -Nov. Maori 

 name, Kakaramu or Karamu. 



Coprosma arborea (The Tree Coprosma). 



A small tree, 15 ft. -30 ft. in height. Leaves 1 in. -2 in. long, in.-l in. broad. 

 Petioles winged, reddish below. Flowers in round heads, sessile, greenish- white, 

 on arrested axillary shoots. Calyx and corolla 5-lobed. Pistillate flowers 4-10, 

 in round clusters. Drupes in dense heads, ^ in. in diameter, translucent, 

 finally black. A most distinct species. North Island : as far south as the 

 Lower Waikato. Fl. Oct. -Nov. 



Coprosma rotundifolia (The Round-leaved Coprosma). 



A spreading shrub, 4 ft. -12 ft. in height. Bark pale ; young shoots hairy. 

 Leaves in pairs, distant, ^in.-lin. long, ovate, round or oblong, membranous, 

 downy. Flowers sessile, axillary, solitary or fascicled, greenish- white. 

 Staminate flowers without calyx ; corolla deeply 4-5 cleft. Pistillate flowers 

 with 4-5-toothed calyx, and 3-4-lobed corolla. Drupes usually in pairs, roundish, 

 &in. broad, red. Both islands : in thick bush. Fl. Sept. -Oct. 



Coprosma areolata (The Areolate Coprosma}. 



A slender shrub, 6 ft. -15 ft. in height. Branches often fastigiate. Leaves 

 I in. -fin. long, ovate or oblong, acute, thin, membranous, flat, with large spaces 

 between the veins. Flowers axillary, solitary, or in clusters of 2-4. Staminate 

 flowers with spreading lobes, & in. across, pale-mauve or pink. Pistillate flowers 

 funnel-shaped, 4-lobed. Drupe solitary, round, ^in.-J in. in diameter, black. 

 Both islands. Fl. Sept. -Oct. 



Coprosma parviflora (The Small-flowered Coprosma}. 



A rigid shrub, 4 ft. -14 ft. in height. Bark pale-brown; young shoots hairy. 

 Leaves ^ in. -fin. long, leathery, fascicled, linear-oblong or obovate ; veins faint. 

 Flowers solitary, or 2-4 together, ^ in.- T V in - lon g- Drupe round, white, or 

 tinged with violet ; finally black. Both islands : abundant. FL Nov. -Jan. A 

 very variable species. 



Coprosma acerosa (The Acerose Coprosma}. 



A low shrub, 1 ft. -4 ft. in height. Stem prostrate or sub-erect, with 

 interlacing branches. Leaves usually in pairs, J in.- in. long, fa in.-^ in, 

 broad; veins faint. Flowers on minute terminal branchlets. Staminate 

 flowers solitary, or 3-4 together, without calyx ; stamens 4. Pistillate flowers 

 solitary, ^ in.-^ in. long, tubular, 4-lobed. Drupe round or oblong, in.-^ in. 

 long, clear, white, or pale-blue. Both islands : sea-coasts or river- valleys. 



