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Coprosma autumnalis

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Coprosma autumnalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coprosma
Species:
C. autumnalis
Binomial name
Coprosma autumnalis

Coprosma autumnalis or C. grandifolia according to earlier Colenso authority, (In Māori: kanono or raurēkau)[1] is a native forest shrub of New Zealand. Its widespread in both the North Island and in the northern South Island,[2] and has the largest leaves of any New Zealand coprosma.

Kanono is found in wet and shaded forest areas where it can grow to 6 metres high, with a slender trunk and stout branches. Leaves grow up to 15 cm long with 2 cm or longer stalks.[3]

Kanono produces ripe orange fruit between February and May, then flowers around April.[4]

Māori have used the bark to produce a yellow colour for dyeing flax fibre. [1]

C. autumnalis is more commonly known by its earlier name Coprosma grandifolia [5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chitham, Karl (2019). Crafting Aotearoa : a cultural history of making in New Zealand and the wider Moana Oceania. Kolokesa Uafā Māhina-Tuai, Damian Skinner, Rigel Sorzano. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-9941362-7-5. OCLC 1118996645.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ Stewart, Ken (1993). Collins handguide to the native trees of New Zealand (Reprinted ed.). Auckland: Collins New Zealand. p. 24. ISBN 1869500504.
  3. ^ Stewart, Ken (1993). Collins handguide to the native trees of New Zealand (Reprinted ed.). Auckland: Collins New Zealand. p. 24. ISBN 1869500504.
  4. ^ "Coprosma grandifolia - kanono/raurekau". forestflora.co.nz. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. ^ Large, Mark F.; Mabberley, David J.; Wood, Elise (December 2020). "Coprosma autumnalis (kanono; Rubiaceae) in New Zealand: nomenclature, iconography and phenology". Kew Bulletin. 75 (4): 37. doi:10.1007/s12225-020-9876-4. ISSN 0075-5974. S2CID 225168574.
  6. ^ de Lange, P.J. "Coprosma autumnalis". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 14 October 2020.