bio.wikisort.org - Plant

Coprosma foetidissima, commonly known as stinkwood or hūpiro, is a shrub native to New Zealand.[1]

Coprosma foetidissima
The leaves of Coprosma foetidissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Coprosma
Species:	C. foetidissima
Binomial name
Coprosma foetidissima J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Coprosma foetidissima is found throughout New Zealand, from the coast to sub-alpine areas, including grassland and shrubland. Stinkwood is a dioecious plant, having both male and female plants. It flowers between August and October.[2]

The plant was named stinkwood and foetidissima because of the foul smell produced when the leaves are crushed.[3]

References

---