Coprosma microcarpa
{{Short description|Species of flowering plants}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2025}}
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| image = Coprosma microcarpa - Joe Dillon - 220334780.jpeg
| image_caption = Coprosma microcarpa in Upper Hutt, Wellington
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| status = NT
| status_system = NZTCS
| genus = Coprosma
| species = microcarpa
| authority = Hook.f.
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Coprosma microcarpa is a species of plant, endemic to New Zealand.{{Cite web |title=Coprosma microcarpa |url=https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/coprosma-microcarpa/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=New Zealand Plant Conservation Network |language=en}}
Description
The branches are generally horizontal, and the leaves are opposite, giving this Coprosma a distinctive appearance. There are minute hairs between the leaves on the steam, which can be seen with a hand lens.
The drupes are white and small, between 3–5mm in diameter.{{Cite web |title=Coprosma microcarpa Hook.f. - Biota of NZ |url=https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/scientific-names/14a0d06c-4fd8-4122-a4e1-925ef315a9f0 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240516235228/https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/scientific-names/14a0d06c-4fd8-4122-a4e1-925ef315a9f0 |archive-date=2024-05-16 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz |language=en}}
Distribution and habitat
This species is known from both the North and South Island of New Zealand.
It is currently not considered threatened.{{Cite web |title=NZTCS |url=https://nztcs.org.nz/nztcs-species/6905 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=nztcs.org.nz}}
Etymology
Taxonomy
This species was first described in 1852 by Joseph Dalton Hooker.