Coprosma lanceolaris

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| authority = F.Muell. (1875)

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Coprosma lanceolaris is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. The specific epithet comes from the Latin lancea (“lance” or “spear”) with the suffix -aris (“pertaining to”), alluding to the shape of the leaves.{{cite web |url= http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53039 |title= Coprosma lanceolaris |accessdate= 2014-02-16 |work= Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994) |first= |last= |publisher= Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) |date= |archive-date= 2014-02-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140227172444/http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53039 |url-status= dead }}

Description

It is a shrub growing to 2 m in height. The fleshy, bright green, broadly lanceolate or lanceolate to elliptic leaves are 30–90 mm long, 15–40 mm wide, with a foetid odour when crushed. The flowers are small and green, 5 mm long. The egg-shaped red fruits are 6–8 mm long. The flowering season is from mid May to mid October.{{cite book |title=The Australian Geographic Book of Lord Howe Island |author=Hutton, Ian |year=1998 |series= |publisher=Australian Geographic |location=Sydney |isbn=1-876276-27-4 |page=144|url= }}

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is common in the montane forest of the island, at elevations of over 500 m.

References

lanceolaris

Category:Endemic flora of Lord Howe Island

Category:Plants described in 1875

Category:Gentianales of Australia

Category:Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller