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Coprosma lucida
Coprosma lucida, commonly known as shining karamū, karamū, kāramuramu, shiny karamū, or kakaramu, is a shrub or tree endemic to New Zealand.
C. lucida is an understory plant. C. lucida can also be found in forest gaps, at forest margins, and in regenerating forest sites. As an understory or sub-canopy plant, C. lucida is often associated with kauri forests. Additionally, C. lucida has been noted as an epiphyte, including as an epiphyte on tree ferns. After disturbance events, C. lucida is an early successional plant. Furthermore, C. lucida can be consistently found growing in geothermal zones. Due to the preference of C. lucida for coastal and montane habitats, the plant is present at altitudes ranging from sea level to 1130 metres.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coprosma lucida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
