Coprosma foetidissima

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| image = Coprosma foetidissima 12.JPG

| image_caption = The leaves of Coprosma foetidissima

| genus = Coprosma

| species = foetidissima

| authority = J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

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Coprosma foetidissima, commonly known as stinkwood or hūpiro, is a shrub native to New Zealand.{{cite web|title=Stinkwood|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/plant-extracts/1/4|publisher=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|access-date=4 June 2012}}

Coprosma foetidissima is found throughout New Zealand, from the coast to sub-alpine areas, including grassland and shrubland. Stinkwood is a dioecious plant, having both male and female plants. It flowers between August and October.{{cite web|title=Coprosma (Hupiro) Coprosma foetidissima|url=http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/other-flora-in-taranaki/hupiro.html|publisher=Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network|access-date=24 February 2013}}

The plant was named stinkwood and foetidissima because of the foul smell produced when the leaves are crushed.{{cite web|title=Story: Plant extracts - Stinkwood|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14463/stinkwood|publisher=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|access-date=24 February 2013}}