Coprosma rugosa

Coprosma rugosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Anthospermeae
Genus: Coprosma
Species: Coprosma rugosa

Name

Coprosma rugosa Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl.: 1141 (1906)

• Type: W. Townson s.n. (15 May 1903; syntypes: AK(-AK8960, -AK8961, -AK8962, -AK8963)), T.F. Cheeseman s.n. (January 1883, syntype: AK-AK8964), T.F. Cheeseman s.n. (January 1880; syntype: AK-AK8965), T.F. Cheeseman s.n. (January 1898; syntype: AK-AK8967, 'type' designated by Oliver 1935: 45; [possible iso]syntype: AK8966) and D. Petrie s.n. (syntypes: AK(-AK8968, -AK8969, -AK8970, -AK8971)).
• Type locality: New Zealand. South Island:
  • Townson: Nelson, Buller Gorge.
  • Cheeseman (January 1883): Nelson, Clarence Valley [altitude 3500 feet].
  • Cheeseman: Canterbury, Arthur's Pass [altitude 3000 feet, January 1880] and Mount Cook District.
    • January 1898, 'type' sensu Oliver (1935: 45): Hermitage, Mount Cook, altitude 2500 feet.
  • Petrie: Otago, near Dunedin.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Coprosma antipoda W.R.B.Oliv., Bull. Bernice P. Bishop. Mus. 132: 46 (1935); not accepted by Govaerts (1999, 2003) [cited as Coprosma rugosa]
    • Type: W.R.B. Oliver s.n. (4 April 1927; WELT SP048868).
    • Type locality: [New Zealand.] Antipodes Island.
• Misapplied names
  • Coprosma acerosa A.Cunn., erect var. Cockayne, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 31: 385 (1899); not accepted by Oliver (1935: 44) [cited as Coprosma rugosa]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand Antipodean Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cheeseman, T.F. 1906. Manual of the New Zealand Flora. Wellington, N. Z., J. Mackay, Govt. Printer. 1199 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Cockayne, L. 1899. An Inquiry into the Seedling Forms of New Zealand Phanerogams and their Development. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 31: 354–398, Plates XXVIII.–XXXIV. BHL Papers Past. Reference page. 
• Oliver, W.R.B. 1935. The genus Coprosma. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 132: 1–207. Google Books. Google Books (another version). Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coprosma rugosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Coprosma rugosa. Published online. Accessed: 2 November 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Coprosma rugosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 November 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Coprosma rugosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2 November 2021.

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