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Coprosma ochracea

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Species of plant

Coprosma ochracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coprosma
Species: C. ochracea
Binomial name
Coprosma ochracea
W.R.B. Oliv.

Coprosma ochracea, the Maui mirrorplant, is a shrub that is native to Hawaii.

A member of the coffee family, it bears bright red or orange berries.

The Hawaiian thrush eats its fruits and spread the seeds. Some people use the berries as laxative.

References

  1. NRCS. "Coprosma ochracea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. From a sign at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA, read on 31.10.2013
Taxon identifiers
Coprosma ochracea


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