''Coprosma autumnalis'' or C. grandifolia according to earlier Colenso authority, (In

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: kanono or raurēkau) is a native forest shrub of

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. Its widespread in both the

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s, and has the largest leaves of any New Zealand

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. ''Kanono'' is found in wet and shaded forest areas where it can grow to 6 metres high. Its leaves often have a mottled appearance. ''Kanono'' produces ripe orange fruit between February and May, then flowers around April. ''C. autumnalis'' is more commonly known by its earlier name ''Coprosma grandifolia''

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