''Coprosma linariifolia'', commonly called mikimiki or yellow wood, is a shrub or small tree that is native to

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. ''C. linariifolia'' is found in lowland to montane forest and scrub from the central

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to the bottom of the

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. ''Coprosma linariifolia'' can grow up to 8 metres tall and has grey coloured bark. It has long elliptical leaves and the inner bark is yellow.

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linariifolia Flora of New Zealand Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker {{Rubioideae-stub