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Coriaria kingiana, known as tutu or small-leaved tutu, is a bushy New Zealand shrub, usually about 1 metre tall, found in grassland and scrub. It is grown mainly as a hardy native shrub, and all parts of it are poisonous.
Coriaria kingiana, commonly known as tutu and small-leaved tutu, is a species of shrub in the family Coriariaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is common in grasslands and shrublands. It was first described by the British botanist William Colenso in 1844. C. kingiana was originally believed to be only found in the North Island, but has since been reported in the South Island. This species, and all Coriaria species, are poisonous, especially the seeds. C. kingiana's 2023 assessment in the New Zealand Threat Classification System was "Not Threatened".
New Zealand has the highest concentration of Coriaria species. C. kingiana is found in the North and South Islands. It was originally believed that the species was found only in the central North Island, but Eagle (2006) notes this species is also found in the Marlborough Region in the South Island, "especially in the Clarence catchment". C. kingiana's 2023 conservation status in the New Zealand Threat Classification System was "Not Threatened".
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coriaria kingiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
