Coprosma cheesemanii
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2025}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Coprosma_cheesemanii_-_Richard_Littauer_-_465283741.jpeg
| image_caption = A Coprosma cheesemanii from Nelson Lakes National Park
| image_alt = A small prostrate shrub with green leaves
| status = NT
| status_system = NZTCS
| genus = Coprosma
| species = cheesemanii
| authority = W.R.B.Oliv., 1934
}}
Coprosma cheesemanii is a species of Coprosma from New Zealand. It is a low shrub with green flowers and small leaves.{{cite web |title=Coprosma cheesemanii |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/366651-Coprosma-cheesemanii |website=iNaturalist |access-date=1 February 2025 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Coprosma cheesemanii |url=https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/coprosma-cheesemanii/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=New Zealand Plant Conservation Network |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Coprosma cheesemanii W.R.B.Oliv. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:747384-1 |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Australia |first=Atlas of Living |title=Species: Coprosma cheesemanii |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/NZOR-6-59313#overview |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=bie.ala.org.au |language=en-AU}}
Description
The description the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network provides is:
Low growing, very small leaved shrub with branches bearing perpendicular short leafy branches giving a flattened appearance inhabiting upland areas. Twigs fuzzy. Leaves glossy, narrow, 8-11mm long, tip pointed, in clusters of pairs, with a line of small hairs between the leaf bases. Fruit orange or reddish.
Range
North and South Islands, from Mt. Hikurangi south.
Habitat
Etymology
This plant was named after Thomas Cheeseman.
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