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Coprosma

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Coprosma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Borneo, Java, New Guinea, islands of the Pacific Ocean to Australia and the Juan Fernández Islands.

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  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyRubiaceae
Native toAntipodean Is., Borneo, Chatham Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Hawaii, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kermadec Is., Macquarie Is., Marquesas, New Guinea
Observations recorded258,627

General: Guinea, and with a single, endemic species Coprosma

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Coprosma
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Coprosma
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臭味木属
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Coprosma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Borneo, Java, New Guinea, islands of the Pacific Ocean to Australia and the Juan Fernández Islands.

==Description== The name Coprosma means "smelling like dung" and refers to the smell (methanethiol) given out by the crushed leaves of a few species.

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