''Coprosma ciliata'', is a shrub in the family

Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules ...

that is

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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. ''C. ciliata'' is found in the South Island from

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southwards into

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mostly west of the

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. The species prefers lowland forest where it often occurs beside streams, swamps and lakes. ''C. ciliata'' grows up to 7 metres tall and has oval leaves that are bright green to olive-green.

References

ciliata Flora of New Zealand Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker Plants described in 1844 {{Rubioideae-stub