Coprosma quadrifida
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Coprosma quadrifida is a shrub of the Rubiaceae
family native to southestern Australia
. First described as Canthium quadrifidum by Labillardiere, it was given its current name by B. L. Robinson in 1910.
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
family native to southestern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. First described as Canthium quadrifidum by Labillardiere, it was given its current name by B. L. Robinson in 1910.