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Coprosma.] ''Fl. Nouv. Zel. 262; A. Cunn. Precur. n. 470; Raoul, Choix, 46; Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 104; Handb. N.Z. Fl. 112; Cheesm. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xix. (1887) 230; Kirk, Students' Fl.'' 231.

4. C. serrulata, ''Hook. f. ex Buch. in Trans. N.Z. Inst.'' iii. (1871) 212.—A robust perfectly glabrous dwarf shrub 1–4 ft. high; branches few, spreading; old bark white and papery. Leaves ¾–2 in. long or more, oblong-obovate or broadly obovate or nearly orbicular, rounded at the apex, obtuse or apiculate, narrowed into a short broad petiole, thick and coriaceous; margins thickened, minutely serrulate. Stipules very large, triangular, with toothed or ciliated margins. Male flowers in 3–7-flowered axillary fascicles. Calyx wanting. Corolla campanulate, 4–5-lobed. Females solitary or in 2–5-flowered fascicles. Calyx-limb obscurely toothed. Corolla tubular, shortly 3–5-lobed. Drupe ¼–⅓ in., broadly oblong, reddish.—''Cheesm. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiv. (1887) 231; Kirk, Students Fl.'' 232.

5. C. Baueri, Endl. Iconog. t. 111.—A shrub or small tree, very variable in size and mode of growth; in exposed rocky places often not more than 1–3 ft. high, with almost prostrate branches; in rich sandy soils sometimes forming a round-topped tree 15–25 ft. high. Branches stout, glabrous, or the younger ones minutely pubescent. Leaves bright shining green, almost fleshy, black when dry, 1–3 in. long, broadly ovate or oblong, obtuse or retuse; margins usually recurved. Stipules short and broad, minutely toothed. Male flowers in dense heads on short axillary peduncles. Calyx minute, cupular, obsoletely 4-toothed. Corolla campanulate, $1⁄4$–$1⁄5$ in. long, 4–5-lobed. Females in 3–6-flowered heads; peduncles shorter and more slender than in the males. Calyx-limb minute, truncate or obscurely 4-toothed. Corolla tubular, shortly 4-lobed. Drupe ovoid, ¼–⅓ in. long, orange-yellow.—C. Baueriana, ''Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 104; Handb. N.Z. Fl. 112; Cheesem. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xix. (1887) 232; Kirk, Forest Fl. t. 62; Students' Fl.'' 231. C. retusa, ''Hook. f. in Lond. Journ. Bot.'' iii. (1844) 415 (not of Petrie). C. lucida, ''Endl. Prodr. Fl. Ins. Norf. 60 (non Forst.''). C. Stocki, ''Barbier in Bev. Hort. Belg.'' iii. (1877) t. 12.

Common on sea-cliffs and sand-dunes as far south as Marlborough and Greymouth. Angiangi; Naupata. September–November.