8446.000 Coprosma J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.

Description of the genus

Derivation of name: from Greek: kopros meaning dung, osme, smell, alluding to the foetid odour of some species.

Worldwide: c. 90 species in New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific Islands with the greatest diversity in New Zealand.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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SpeciesContent
repens A. Rich.

Other sources of information about Coprosma:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Coprosma
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Coprosma
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Coprosma
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Coprosma
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Coprosma
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Coprosma
JSTOR Plant Science: Coprosma
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Coprosma
Plants of the World Online: Coprosma
Tropicos: Coprosma
Wikipedia: Coprosma
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Coprosma.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2574, retrieved 5 December 2025

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