Coprosma prisca

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Coprosma prisca, commonly known as goatwood, is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. The Latin specific epithet prisca means “old” or “ancient”, though its application to this species is unknown.{{cite web |url= http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53036 |title= Coprosma prisca |accessdate= 2014-02-19 |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/20140227172649/http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53036 |url-status= dead }}

Description

It is a dense shrub growing to 3 m in height. The glossy, bright green, obovate to elliptic leaves are 20–70 mm long, 35 mm wide, with slightly recurved edges. The flowers are small and green, 6–8 mm long. The egg-shaped green fruits are 6–7 mm long. The flowering season is from late August to early 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 at low elevations along the coast.

References

prisca

Category:Endemic flora of Lord Howe Island

Category:Plants described in 1917

Category:Gentianales of Australia

Category:Taxa named by Walter Oliver