Coprosma hirtella
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Coprosma |
| Species: | C. hirtella
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Coprosma hirtella is a shrub in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It grows to about 2 metres high and has leaves that are between 15 and 50 mm long and 10 to 25 mm wide.[2] Plants have male and female flower clusters that appear between August and April.[2] These are followed by orange to reddish fruits that are 7 to 8 mm in diameter.[3]
The species was formally described by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in 1805, based on plant specimens collected in Tasmania.[1] It is a common plant of moist montane forests in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[2]
The 1889 book The Useful Native Plants of Australia records "Fruit sweet, eatable, not agreeable. The fruits of other species may be eaten also."[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Coprosma hirtella Labill". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Coprosma hirtella Labill". Flora of Victoria Knowledge Base. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Coprosma hirtella Labill". VicFlora - Flora of Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ J. H. Maiden (1889). The useful native plants of Australia : Including Tasmania. Turner and Henderson, Sydney.
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