Coprosma putida

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Coprosma putida, commonly known as stinkwood, is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. The Latin specific epithet putida means "stinking", alluding to the stench produced when the plant is cut or bruised, including the leaves and fruit.{{cite web |url= http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53041 |title= Coprosma putida |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= 2016-03-04 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094234/http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53041 |url-status= dead }}

Description

It is a shrub or small tree growing to 4 m in height. The broadly elliptic-oblong leaves are 40–110 mm long, 25–80 mm wide. The small, greenish-white flowers are 8 mm long. The fleshy, red fruits are 20 mm long. The flowering season is from August to early November.{{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 and widespread at all elevations in sheltered forest.

References

putida

Category:Endemic flora of Lord Howe Island

Category:Plants described in 1869

Category:Gentianales of Australia

Category:Taxa named by Charles Moore

Category:Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller