Coprosma ochracea
Appearance
Coprosma ochracea | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Scientific 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,[1] 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.[2]
References
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coprosma ochracea.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Coprosma ochracea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ From a sign at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA, read on 31.10.2013