Coprosma autumnalis explained

Coprosma autumnalis or C. grandifolia according to earlier Colenso authority, (In Māori: kanono or raurēkau)^[1] is a native forest shrub of New Zealand. Its widespread in both the North Island and in the northern South Island,^[2] and has the largest leaves of any New Zealand coprosma.

Kanono is found in wet and shaded forest areas where it can grow to 6 metres high, with a slender trunk and stout branches. Leaves grow up to 15 cm long with 2 cm or longer stalks.^[3]

Kanono produces ripe orange fruit between February and May, then flowers around April.^[4]

Māori have used the bark to produce a yellow colour for dyeing flax fibre.

C. autumnalis is more commonly known by its earlier name Coprosma grandifolia ^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Chitham, Karl . Crafting Aotearoa : a cultural history of making in New Zealand and the wider Moana Oceania . 2019 . Te Papa Press . Kolokesa Uafā Māhina-Tuai, Damian Skinner, Rigel Sorzano . 2019 . 978-0-9941362-7-5 . Wellington, New Zealand . 15 . 1118996645.
2. Book: Stewart . Ken . Collins handguide to the native trees of New Zealand . 1993 . Collins New Zealand . Auckland . 1869500504 . 24 . Reprinted.
3. Book: Stewart . Ken . Collins handguide to the native trees of New Zealand . 1993 . Collins New Zealand . Auckland . 1869500504 . 24 . Reprinted.
4. Web site: Coprosma grandifolia - kanono/raurekau. forestflora.co.nz. 3 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130131074231/http://www.forestflora.co.nz/Plant%20profiles/Coprosma%20grandifolia.htm. 31 January 2013.
5. Large. Mark F.. Mabberley. David J.. Wood. Elise. December 2020. Coprosma autumnalis (kanono; Rubiaceae) in New Zealand: nomenclature, iconography and phenology. Kew Bulletin. en. 75. 4. 37. 10.1007/s12225-020-9876-4. 225168574 . 0075-5974.
6. Web site: de Lange . P.J . Coprosma autumnalis. 2020-10-14. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. en.